Settlement reached in rights case between university, victim of sexual assault
TORONTO — A human rights case between an Ontario university and a sexually assaulted student has been settled, with the Toronto-area institution promising Monday to provide specialized counselling to those in its community who experience sexual violence.
Mandi Gray, the 28-year-old who launched the case against York University after being sexually assaulted by a fellow student, called the university’s pledge a positive development.
“I’ve been hoping that my story is able to provide a face to this issue,” she said in an interview. “I hope that I’ve provided some resources in terms of getting what you need to return to campus safely, and also provided some hope that there’s a life after sexual assault and it can be meaningful.”
Gray was sexually assaulted in January 2015 by another student — Mustafa Ururyar — who was found guilty of the crime earlier this year and is now appealing his conviction.