Is there more dirty laundry that will be coming out in the coming weeks and months concerning Cedarville University? Here’s the latest from a young girl who told her Cedarville story to Julie Roys. ‘“You told us you would protect us like your own daughter. Where was my protection when your vice president and dean of women attacked me for being the victim?”
So asks a rape victim at Cedarville University of university president, Dr. Thomas White, in this episode of The Roys Report. The student says the school failed to protect her when she filed a Title IX complaint for sexual harassment, so when she was raped, she didn’t feel safe to report it. She did, however, repeatedly plead with Dr. White to do something, but says her pleas fell on deaf ears.
Hear this heartbreaking but important podcast, exposing what some are calling a “toxic” environment at Cedarville that needs to change.
UPDATE: In this episode, I noted that I could not confirm that Joy Childs is a licensed professional counselor. Since recording, I have confirmed that Childs is licensed.’ The entire transcript and podcast may be found at https://julieroys.com/podcast/rape-victim-at-cedarville-asks-where-was-my-protection/?mc_cid=1a9978f4d2#transcript
Two of the people mentioned in this story are Jon Wood https://www.cedarville.edu/Academic-Schools-and-Departments/Biblical-and-Theological-Studies/Faculty-Staff/Wood-Jon.aspx and Mindy May https://www.cedarville.edu/Offices/Student-Life-and-Christian-Ministry-Division/Leadership-Team/May-Mindy.aspx.
Interestingly these two are also graduates of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where Thomas White had been before taking over as President of Cedarville https://www.cedarville.edu/Offices/President/Meet-Thomas-White.aspx.
Perhaps the Good Ole Boy’s Club isn’t prejudice to just boys.
