JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Emails obtained by The Associated Press show a
Missouri lobbyist suggested pushing the idea the real problem on college
campuses is not rape but women regretting casual sex.
Richard McIntosh was working to advance legislation to help students like his son who have been disciplined for sex-discrimination complaints.
A bill sponsor has said McIntosh told him his son was expelled for a Title
IX complaint. Title IX bars sex-based discrimination in education, including harassment and assault.
McIntosh suggested “a couple of shots at the rape equals regret wouldn’t
hurt” in an email to a lawmaker before a February hearing on the legislation. The proposals appear unlikely to pass this year.
McIntosh has declined to comment when asked by AP about his son’s expulsion.
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