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County Exec Makes Proposals To Revamp Campus Assault Bill

WAMC Photo by Dave Lucas

The Westchester County executive says he will expand training for the county's police departments and victim advocates as part of a battle against sexual violence on campuses.  Rob Astorino made the announcement Tuesday as part of a proposal to revamp a bill pending before the state Legislature.

Astorino called the bill backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo unworkable. Astorino's version would make it a crime when a college fails to report any alleged sexual assault to police. Colleges themselves would not investigate or prosecute.

Cuomo's press office did not immediately return a request for comment.

Astorino said that in Westchester, he would enhance police training and would commit $20,000 to expand a sexual assault victim advocate program.

Copyright 2015 The Associated Press

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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