Majority of Utahns dislike how BYU handled sexual-assault complaints

A majority of Utah adults surveyed earlier this month disapprove of how Brigham Young University has
handled sexual-assault complaints, and they believe the university should adopt an amnesty clause for
sexual-assault victims.

Q: Do you approve or disapprove of

the way Brigham Young University
has handled sexual assault complaints by students?

Approve

18%

Disapprove

55%

Not sure

26%

Q: Has the way BYU handled this issue

caused your opinion of the school to go up,

go down or stay the same?

Go up Go down

5%

37%

Stay the
same

53%

Source: SurveyUSA poll from June 6-8 of 1,500 Utah adults with a margin of error of + 2.6 percentage points.

Not
sure

5%

Q: Some schools have what are called

amnesty clauses, which say the school

cannot discipline students who report a
sexual assault if they themselves were
drinking or using drugs. Should BYU
adopt an amnesty clause?

Should
adopt

52%

Should
not

27%

Not
sure

21%

2016 The Salt Lake Tribune