Statement from Brandeis University

Brandeis University has been informed of a malicious and false allegation regarding a Brandeis student who recently lost her life. A single and solitary allegation that there was an assault prior to her death was made in an unsubstantiated and anonymous post. This sole online post was made as a comment on an editorial on a student newspaper website.

近期，一位布蘭戴斯大學學生不幸去世，我校得知，一篇匿名的網絡文章針對此次事件發表了惡意虛假言論。該文以學生報紙網站社論回帖的形式出現，聲稱這位學生在去世前曾遭到侵犯。

To be entirely clear, Brandeis University has received no report whatsoever, in any form, of any assault involving the student who lost her life. This outrageous allegation has absolutely no basis in fact.

非常清楚的是，布蘭戴斯從未收到任何形式來自任何人的關於這位學生被侵犯的報告。這種惡意虛假言論是毫無事實根據的。

Our preliminary investigation indicates that the post was not linked to any Brandeis email or IP address, and most likely originated from someone entirely disconnected from Brandeis University. The University will use all tools at our disposal to investigate and prosecute those who make this kind of hateful and entirely unsupported allegation.

我們的初步調查顯示此網絡回帖的郵件和IP地址並非來自布蘭戴斯，更可能來自於一個與布蘭戴斯毫無關係的個體。布蘭戴斯將竭盡全力調查並追究發表此類惡意虛假言論者的法律責任。

While the allegation has no basis in fact and only appeared in a solitary anonymous post, the allegation has been irresponsibly repeated in some media outlets, especially in China. Brandeis calls on all media to immediately retract any such reports.

此類言論毫無事實根據，僅是個別匿名者的網絡言論，然而這種毫無根據的報道被不負責任地轉載於各大媒體，特別是一些中國媒體。布蘭戴斯大學呼籲所有相關媒體收回此類報道。

Media have also incorrectly connected recent incidents of indecent exposure near the Brandeis campus to this false allegation. None of these incidents, all of which are being investigated by local police authorities, involved the student who lost her life.

媒體錯誤地將此次事件與近期布蘭戴斯附近發生的一些猥褻事件聯繫在一起，而這些事件都已經當地警方調查，並均與該學生的不幸去世無關。

Our hearts and prayers are with our Brandeis student and her family.

我們的心與這位學生及其家人同在。

Contact:

Judy Glasser

Interim Vice President of Communications

617-736-4213

617-736-4213

jglasser@brandeis.edu