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why is that? >> reporting requirements i think the law enforcement officer is more likely to recommend that it go criminal, and not all these cases should go criminal. >> "america tonight's" lori jane gliha on whether they could have been saved. thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. back to school marks back on the alert at colleges across the nation. the number of reported sex crimes peaks during the fall and this fall just as the safe campus act is discussed on capitol hill. bringing law enforcement into the picture more quickly after a sex crime allegation is reported, whether that could make a difference and whether it could save the lives of two young virginia students from "america tonight's" lori jane gliha. >> this is morgan brown. >> everything in morgan harrington's room her drawings photographs even the posters on

her bedroom wall are still right where she left them in 2009. >> she was a lot of fun. she really was. >> that was morgan's junior year at virginia tech and the last time her mother jill saw her daughter alive. >> it's still comforting for me to have her stuff around me. i know that will change. >> the 20-year-old, an artist who wanted to be a teacher disappeared after attending a metallica concert at the university of virginia john paul jones arena. >> how long was it before you had any indication or any idea what actually actually happened after she left that concert? >> to this date i don't really know. the missing time is hideous. having your daughter missing felt worse to us than knowing our daughter was dead. you know there are rituals for death. we know how to eulogize missing. you are on a pendulum trying to keep hope alive.

and yet, logica logic is fimg you with despair. and walking that knife edge is debilitating. it's so difficult. >> 101 days would pass before morgan ann's schedultannized body was found on a rote farm ten miles away. she believes her daughter was abducted raped and murdered. >> when i was told by law enforcement it was likely we would find the criminal the predator who killed morgan from forensics from another body, something in me reared up and i wanted to do everything within my power to stop that. >> she turned her grief into activism. >> love to see her face up there. >> with her husband she founded the save the next girl foundation, pushing for legislation to deal with sexual

assault. it would take another five years and another tragedy before virginia law makeers would sharpen their focus on college campuses. >> it almost takes a critical mass of injury for people to take notice. and i think we're at that point now. i do think that we are at a point where we can make substantive difference in whatever is enabling these crimes to keep happening on campuses. >> reporter: it was the murder of another virginia student, 18-year-old hannah graham, that allowed the mystery of morgan's death to slowly unravel in 2014. police found dna linked to a separate violent rape from 2005. >> mr. matthews, did you want to say something? >> all of it connected back to one person, jesse matthew, twice accused of but never convicted of the sexual assault on college campuses.

>> i think if someone had taken a firm hand in the beginning and said, okay, this is serious business. if someone has been raped we need to take this person off the streets. we need to put him behind bars. if that had happened initially, i can't say for sure, but i think there's a possibility that she might be alive today. >> reporter: the fact that matthew was able to remain on the loose for several years prompted virginia senator and former pro prosecutor dick black to author the law. >> what i wanted to do is i wanted a law enforcement approach that if you had a rape, that it would be reported to law enforcement, and they would put it through channels just like they would with the victim of a

rape, whether it -- wherever it occurred. we want the local prosecutor to find out about them, because once he does, that puts some pressure on him also. he doesn't want to be the guy who's superimposed next to the picture of hannah graham when there's a disaster. >> i don't think there's anything good about having a law enforcement officer involved in the process on campus. >> just tan dylan is a washington, d.c. defense attorney who often represents the accused in campus sexual assault cases. he says he worries the new virginia law can lead to long lasting consequences for individuals who aren't really serious offenders. >> most of the people found responsible for sexual misconduct on campus are simply young people who have been drinking who find themselves in an ambiguous situation and make poor choices.

if you bring in law enforcement and to everyone a hammer is a nail. likely to recommend they go criminal and not all these cases should go criminal. >> why are these laws so important to you? >> because i think these are laws that will saver th save tht girl. i think you have to change the dynamic. you have to change the culture. >> on july 1st several new laws went into effect. one expands how and when law enforcement can gather dna from a suspect. another requires schools to report a student's involvement in a sexual assault investigation, on their transcript. some call that a scarlet letter law. and it's that law that dylan worries could do more damage than good by potentially leaving a stain on a student's permanent record. >> i don't think a transcript

law is ever going to stop a predator preying on people. predators are going to prey on people that's what they do. setting up acceptable procedural aspects for both sides that pays attention to the rights of the victims and the accused. >> one of these laws might actually catch somebody one person. >> i don't think you have pass laws based on the fact that maybe there's a chance one person like a jesse matthew could be caught. the law affects thousands of people who are nothing like jesse matthew. >> no one can be certain if the laws could have prevented the death of hannah graham or morgan. but jill takes heart that these

laws are in place just for the start of the school year in virginia. >> "america tonight's" lori jane gliha joins us to follow up. lori jane, let's talk about the suspect in these cases. last he been prosecuted for all of them? >> joie, jesse matthew has been prosecuted for the 2005 case just this summer, hannah graham's case is expected to go forward sometime early next year. his dna was found on morgan's shirt, he has not been charged in this case and morgan harrington's mother expects that will happen but at this point is he not facing any charges. >> let's talk for a minute about what the new laws actually do. what is required of colleges that is different than before? >> right. there's a lot of interest in this because there are already federal rules in place. virginia schools actuallifully school is required to handle

sexual assault complaints on campus, and that's a federal rule. you might have heard of title ix and what schools are required to do is promptly rort whatever cases come in related to sexual violence. they have a committee that does a review of what these complaints are whether they come in so the difference now between title ix under federal law and what's required under virginia law is that he they've inserted a law neermt office enforcement officer into the committee reviewing the case. >> we did hear the story of the defense attorney who says this is going to unfairly prejudice men. what about victims of sex crime

on campus? isn't there a fear that some of them might be intimidated and themselves? >> that is a concern by victim advocates. when this law was being debated when the bill was debated there were a couple of women who got up and testified about their experiences, that they didn't want to be revictimized if they had to be confronted buy law enforcement officer or put in that position. senator black talked about, there is nothing in here that forces anybody to participate in this law enforcement investigation. it is simply that the law enforcement officer is there to observe what's going on. it rises to a level that there should be reports on to a law enforcement that officer is

there to facilitate that. >> later students school and a sex-back scene. rhode island parents who don't don't want their kids to get the shot. sex crimes on campus a focus "america tonight" began two years ago and the impact it's made at colleges across the nation. at aljazeera.com/americatonight.

>> in our fast-forward segment we follow an investigation "america tonight" began six months ago, with an astonishing interview with a college coach,

accused of sexually assaulting students he trained. reported the violence of his trust. he spoke with "america tonight's" lori jane gliha. >> they made it seem like i could never say anything bit, otherwise i would be a lot worse off than i already was. you know, just kind of keep quiet or that's kind of it for your career. >> a career in baseball is all anthony colero ever wanted. he spent his childhood dreaming of the big leagues and put his trust into the coach who helped him perfect his pitch along the way. spiro lempesis. colero claims

lempesi s got him to perform sex acts in front of a camera. if you do these videos i'll help you to where you're going, you can either do this for me, and you'll be good here, and you'll play baseball and i'll get you to where you're going or things will go sore for you. >> reporter: lempesis admits he made the sex videos. >> i regret it, it shouldn't have happened. i'm the coach, some people say i used undue influence. i don't think so, his lawsuit says i forced him into it which is a complete lie. >> colero is not the only person who accuses lempesis of these things.

his close relationship with kids throughout his career could be miss construed. he said he sometimes spent night at children's homes when parents were traveling. and a mother once caught him wrestling with her teenage son. >> do you think some of your action he were inappropriate? >> law dwhat do you mean, inappropriate? i think 99% of it is appropriate. >> fast forward to an update now on the accusations against spiro lempesis, prosecutors arrested him on a single account. lempesis has been released on bond. the arresting officers plan to go before a grand jury on september 17th. neex vaccine doctors say could save young people from

sexually transmitted disease but should it be required for middle schoolers? and the fast track to limbo. thursday on "america tonight." a pipeline out of cuba and how the thaw in relations between washington and havana is leaving

>> back on campus a new battle between parents and prevention is brewing. this fall, rhode island becomes a first state to

protect students from sexually transmitted disease. but it is an unwelcome help. >> rhode island parents rammy meeting. >> this is how you get your voices heard. >> calling on the state to stop a vaccine mandate for all incoming seventh graders. >> there's not an epidemic of hpv among 14-year-olds. >> what if they mandate the in every state of the country? >> then i will leave the country. >> that's clear? >> absolutely. >> charity thomas and others here are upset about the hpv vaccine even though it's billed as a life savers, recommended

by the centers for disease control to prevent human papiloma virus. >> vaginal cancers, vulvar cancers, airnl anal cancers. >> how big is this? >> i mean we look for cures for cancer. to be able to prevent cancer, that's even better. >> reporter: about 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year, about 4,000 will die. dr. robinson says mandating the

hpv virus will cut that in half. >> there is already a mandate for our children going to schools, and it makes a lot of sense that this vaccine has been shown effective. >> it doesn't matter, if i say no, somebody is thought going to put a needle in my arm or my daughter's arm. >> angry parents have been squaring off with health officials demanding an end to the mandate. >> it's what grew to what we are right now. >> amy gardner organized the opposition. >> i'm not saying don't get this vaccine. that's not my stance. i'm co--leading this on behalf of all of rhode island citizens for their parental and personal rights for overreach of government. how far are they going to reach next time?

>> gardner says she's going to file for an exemption so her son liam won't need the vaccine. she admits she's skeptical of all vaccines. >> did you have liam vaccinated for mmr? >> i pleefer not t prefer not ty child's vaccination records. i don't think that's relevant. >> how is that different from mandating the mmr vaccine? >> that's mandated. >> she believes it's the responsibility of parents not the government to properly educate the children about the consequences of sex. >> a lot of parents feel that this is a conversation that they did intend on having. but not at 12. more at 14 or 15. >> so we are talking tonight

about the hpv vaccine. >> dr. nicole alexander scott is the state director of health. feeling the heat from those against the new requirement. why is the state of riestled decided to mandate this vaccine for all students? >> it falls in line with the other vaccines this we have. it's been a statewide benefit to say if there's a vaccine out there that's effective let's include it in the school requirement. it then allows for students to, and children, to have access to it whether they go to meet with their primary-care provider. >> only virginia and washington, d.c. also require the hpv vaccine. then like most states rhode island also pays for all school vaccines. >> the side effects that happen commonlys are mild. >> the doctor believes that many

more lives could be saved if more schools have the mandate. >> prior of it being requirement, 75% of the girls have received their first dose of hpv vaccine. >> how does that compare? >> very high in that standpoint as well. >> which brings us back to charity thomas, the woman who threatened to leave the united states if the hpv vaccine becomes mandatory. just two years ago, she had her daughter janessa vaccinated. she now regrets it. >> she started having neurological problems. very dizzy, cry for no reason, just completely different.

>> janessa's parents have brought these videos of their daughter having what they believe to be seizures for no cause. >> you pat her forehead and get her crvelz when she comes out she's weak and lethargic and walks around for three or four hours. we have had cat scans and they tell us it's all in my daughter's head. >> the fda and cdc have conducted studies on the hpv vaccine, most commonly sold under the name gardisol. noting a 2013 study in japan it found hundreds of teenageers did experience long term numbness and severe pain after the vaccination. with even one reported case of paralysis.

but even that study does not make a direct correlation to the drug. after clinical trials on thousands of patients, its maker, merck, insists the drug is safe. >> cdc says this vaccine is safe. >> from our own personal experience, the from my daughter's experience, thought only terrifying for the individual going through it but for the individuals who have to watch her go through it -- >> are you convinced it is from the vaccine? >> absolutely, absolutely. >> i as a parent can see if my child has the vac seen and had seizures i would be worried that that is from there. that is often hard to prove that and 67 million doses have been given of this vaccine so there are going to be things we see after that. and it's hard and so far nobody's been able to say that some of these causes, particularly the deaths that i've read about and heard about that are due to the hpv vaccine.

so everybody is trying very, very hard to make sure it's safe and i feel very strongly that it is safe. >> adam may, al jazeera, providence, rhode island,. >> and that's "america tonight." please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight, talk to you on twitter or facebook and come back, we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights, on al jazeera america.

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