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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Richard Adams Education editor

Oxford college pays damages to woman after alleged rape by fellow student

Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Photograph: John Bracegirdle/Alamy

A University of Oxford college has pledged to overhaul its handling of sexual assault cases after paying damages to settle a legal action taken by a woman who said she was raped by a fellow student.

The woman, a student at Lady Margaret Hall, said she was raped after a man entered her room while she was asleep. Police investigated but he was not charged with any crime.

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