writing dean aramo has truly saved my life f. it were not for her, i do not know if i could be alive today. we reached out to dean eramo, she works behind me in the building. she not make herself available for comment and said the dean would not call us later for a conversation on the phone. joe johns, cnn, charlottesville, virginia. >>> in hong kong, several are arrested over protests last month. the video of the alleged beating caused outrage across the city. it shows officers appearing to kick and punch a man in a dark corner. the victim was identified as a member of the local political party. >>> after the break, we hit the roads with a pack of bikers in los angeles. it will be quite the ride. not even traffic police were able to keep up. stay with us. >>> take a look at this. a motorcyclists in los angeles went on a wild ride. police chasing them the whole way. cnn's jeanne moos shows the riders going so dangerously, it may give you road rage. >> reporter: crazy. reckless. asinine. pack of motorcyclists taunting a police car

. >> this is dean nicole aramo that heads uva's board that investigates sexual misconduct allegationsefore the "rolling stone" article, aramo in an interview with a student reporter, indicated that no student has been expelled for rape or assault since 1998, not even the ones who have admitted their guilt to her in informal sessions. >> i feel like if a person is willing to come forward in that setting and admit that they violated the policy when there's absolutely no advantage to do so, that that does deserve some consideration. that they're willing to say that i've done something wrong and i recognize that, and i'm willing to take my licks and deal with it. that's very important to me. >> dean eramo also put the responsibility of filing a formal complaint on the victim. >> they're not looking for expulsion or they're not looking for that type of a sanction. they're -- they're looking to be able to look into the eyes of that other person and say, you wronged me in some way and they're generally feeling quite satisfied with the fact that the person has admitted that they've done somet

in september months before the allegations were published a uva questioned dean of students nicole aramo. usually suspension if not any. >> not a suspension but a two year suspension with requirements to return is quite a stiff penalty. >> but a penalty far less than honor code requirements of expulsion for things like cheating or plagiarism. at uva the assault allegations led to emotional protests, even some arrests. as students and faculty joined to demand stronger action to prevent campus sex crime. the university's administrators have suspended, freshman was lured upstairs at the phi kappa psi house. >> there were bystanders, there were people in that room who saw and heard what has been called shocking and horrifying and gut wrenching. >> uva's president called the assault shocking promising a change. >> i want to make it perfectly clear to you and the watching world that nothing is more important to me than the safety of our students. not our reputation. not our success. and not our history or our tradition. >> but the university has yet to define what zero tolerance means. and wha

. >> this is dine aramo who heads the board that investigates sexual misconduct.nded the fact that no student had been expelled for rape or sexual assault since 1998, not even the ones she says have admitted their guilt to her in ninformal sessions. >> i feel like when they come through in that type of setting and actually admit it that it does deserve some consideration. to say i've done something wrong and i recognize that and i'm willing to take my licks and deal with it. that is very important to me. >> she also put the filing of a formal complaint on the victim. >> they are noting to that. they are looking to be able to look into the eyes of the other person and saying you wronged me in some way and generally are quite satisfied. >> listen to the student reporter press her? >> do you not think it's damaging [inaudible]. >> i think it actually can be? >> so why are they allowed back on the grounds? >> because i think we are trying to balance the rights of the individual who's being accused as well as the rights of the complaina complainant. and sometimes that'