Massgov Apologizes for Tweeting Sexual Assault Is Always Avoidable
Massachusetts officials apologized Thursday for an offensive tweet about sexual assault sent from the government Twitter account. "Sexual assault is always avoidable," the Wednesday night tweet from @MassGov read, according to ABC. Many accused @MassGov of victim blaming. "The only person to blame for rape is the rapist," one woman wrote on Twitter. The tweet was later deleted. On Thursday, the twitter account posted a series of tweets apologizing, , , , , The Mass.gov director Geoffrey Kula issued a statement Thursday explaining how exactly the tweet went out and what action would be taken against the tweeter, The incident comes at the end of Sexual Assault Awareness month and just when the Obama administration is doubling down on efforts to prevent sexual assault on campus. Today, the Department of Education released the names of 55 colleges facing Title IX sexual assault investigations.