text: What I think - if I may step in and comment in Gary's thread - is that President Ray and Coach Casey responded after knowing all the facts of the case, whereas the Oregonian perhaps (and, no, I don't know for certain), assuming they investigated thoroughly enough to also know all the facts, chose to report only those that would make the story sensational enough to attract an audience. There are more unanswered questions in my mind than answered ones (such as to what degree did the girl's parents zealously pursue charges against a 15-year-old boy and did their zeal match the severity of the actual crime). In the meantime, the most injured party in this whole affair - who is just now entering her pubescent years - and her family are forced to vicariously suffer the experience all over again. While the girl's identity is withheld from publication, enough people around her either know or can guess who she is. This situation is unfortunate for all concerned.