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we're going to start here tonight with a young woman stepping into the public eye under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable. she is alleging she was raped by a line backer on the school's wildly popular football team. she fears her alleged attacker may be on the verge of getting away with it. >> calm and composed. her father by her side. unc sophomore stepped into the spotlight. >> i was excited about new friends, new experiences, great classes. that all changed in february when i was assaulted and raped on campus. >> robinson saying authorities allowed her alleged rapist to go unpunished for 7 months now. >> my life changed forever while the person that assaulted me remains as a student and as a football player on this campus.

tarheels linebacker who robinson claims raped her on valentine's day this year. robinson says after the incident she went straight to the hospital and campus police. >> after i was raped i went to the hospital and gave an account of what i can remember to the sexual assault nurse and then i was quizzed again by a investigator that asked demeaning and accusatory questions. what was i wearing, what was i how many men have i slept with? i was treated like a suspect. >> robinson says she and her lawyer heard artis's tapes. they told him don't sweat it. keep on living your life and keep on playing football. is man raped me and the police told him not to sweat it. >> the da's office has not brought charges so on tuesday robinson took matters into her own hands using an unusual state

magistrate to issue an arrest warrant for artis for a lesser charge of misdemeanor sexual battery. artis turned himself into the sheriff's office and yesterday morning was released on bail. because of unc policy th jeior linebacker has been indefinitely suspended from the football team. he is claiming his encounter with robinson was consensual. he has not made any further public statements about the charges and neith has his despite our repeated attempts to contact him. >> we called several times. is he not around today? >> when you found out that artis called this consensual, what was your reaction? >> it was a little disgusting to hear. >> robinson says she was drinking with friends on campus when she found herself alone with artis. she said she didn't even know his name until police tracked

>> during the press conference her attorney denise branch holding up photographs of bruises on robinson's neck she says happened during the alleged assault. >> we have been informed by the orange county district attorney's office that they do sufficient evidence to charge this case. >> the district attorney says the case is still under investigation and more serious charges could still be brought against artis. >> delaney robinson and her much. it's been 7 months and there's a wealth of evidence. do you think it should be moving faster? >> i think that the unc police department is continuing to investigate this case and as long as they are moving forward and they feel like they have other avenues to pursue, i think they should be allowed to do that. >> in a statement the university of north carolina said they cannot comment onn open investigation but added that they are deeply committed to the safety and wellbeing of our

allegations about sexual violence or sexual misconduct extremely seriously. while the university always tries to complete an investigation as quickly as possible, our priority is to ensure that the factual investigations are complete and conducted in a fr and thorough manner. the university of north carolina has been at the center of campus rape scandals before as seen in "the hunting ground" t re raped while attending the school. >> the first few weeks i made some of my best friends and we're still very close to this day. but two of us were sexually assaulted before classes even started. >> they lodged a title 9 complaint against unc and helped other survivors do the same on eir campuses. >> this is what delaney did with the press conferce. this is the measures.

justice and what we have seen at a lot o schools has been that athletes and or privileged individuals are given special treatment. >> in june a case out of stanford university sparked national outcry when brock turner received a 6 month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious 22-year-old woman. he served 3months. his victim while never identified became known through her words in a letter to her attacker that went viral and has given voice to other sexual assault survivors. >> to girls everywhere, i'm with you. >> did those lenient sentences influence your decision here? >> it definitely added some o outrage to my will to go forward. it motivated me that brave girl that spoke out and she gave me that hope for some change.

survey of 27 universities, more than one in five female undergrads were victims of sexual assault or misconduct. many cases like delaney robinsons involve questions of consent. a question complicated by alcohol. >> the idea of black out drunk, sometimes that can mean that people are speaking and doing things without actually remembering what ty did. however the definition of rape is and impaired that you cannot assume consent. >> the question of how drunk someone was and whether they were incapacitated, whether they were black out drunk or whether they were able to in some form give consent is often very hard to untangle. >> he represte male college students a accused o sexual assault.

automatically assumed guilty. >> we have to be sensitive to the fact that young women like delaney robinson need to be able to come forward and file complaints. at the same time we have to ensure that young men, like allen artis are given a full and fair opportunity to be heard. >> there are a lot of people who look at cases like this and say there was alcohol involved, it's not entirely clear. consent. >> i think that people need to be aware if someone is incapacitated by alcohol or drugs or anything that fogs the mind, like there is an absence of nsent. >> while robinson and her lawyer fight for their day in court she is still attending unc as is the man she has accused of raping her. >> how has it effected your ability to continue to go to school here. >> it impacted me. i see him eve day.

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always we're online 24/7-on-abc news.com and on our nightline facebook page. thanks again for watching and good night. shelley: now at 11:00, homicide investigation in manchester. the deadly shooting that has many people in the community on edge. >> it is very surprising to me. it seems like nowadays, some of the people don't even care.

growing more urgent in the state. the areas now facing an extreme drought and how the dry soil is hurting the pumpkin crop. hayley: we could get a little frost tonight. shelley: commitment 2016. donald trump back in the granite state hours after democratic vice presidential pick tim kaine campaign here in the state as well. what both said to voters. like we do. now, wmur nine news tonight. shelley: authorities still trying to figure out what led to a deadly shooting in manchester. police responded to the intersection of mary mac and egypt street last night for a report of shots fired and that is where they found a victim