What was initially a cruise and a party afterwards turned into something much worse for NIC student Jill*, who was sexually assaulted on the night of August 25 in the campus dormitories, according to police records from the Coeur d’ Alene Police Department.
Upon speaking with Jill, police gathered that Jill had left the party with a male friend who was a wrestler, then had consensual sex with him. It was soon after he left when the non-consensual assaults happened.
Jill said she did not know the names of either of the two males who entered her room and assaulted her. The first suspect assaulted her and she said she did not know what to do. It was during the assault by the second suspect when Jill’s roommate heard the scream, and came to her aid. Jill was then transported to KMC per her request.
While police spoke to Jill, she was crying and sobbing throughout the conversation. The police did not speak to Jill further because she was soon being tended to by Kootenai Medical Center staff.
According to the police report, Jill’s roommate believed that word got around to the other males on the NIC wrestling team that Jill’s male friend, who was a wrestler, had had sex with her. It was then that the two other males from the wrestling team came and assaulted her at different times.
Jill`s roommate said she contacted the Resident Assistant (RA), Paula Czirr, that Jill had been raped. Czirr told her not to call police but to put Jill to bed and wait until morning to decide whether or not to file a report with police. Upset, Jill’s roommate called her own mother who advised her to call the police right away.
This incident was not reported until August 25, so a sexual assault kit was not taken due to it being outside of the time needed to collect evidence.
There is also a pending lawsuit filed against NIC last week regarding a sexual assault that took place allegedly in 2013. Representatives of North Idaho College cannot discuss the details of this case at present.
The police reports arrived at our office late on Friday. The Sentinel will continue to provide updates on this story.
*Jill and Robin are pseudonyms
