Atlanta's Spelman University Investigated After Rape Claims on Twitter

An alleged gang rape laid out on an anonymous Twitter account has sparked investigations at two elite Atlanta universities and set off a social-media firestorm.

The president of Atlanta’s Spelman University urged the voice behind the @RapedAtSpelman account to come forward, saying “our hearts go out to you… Please identify yourself to me, so that I may offer you my full support and assistance.”

“I know that members of our Spelman community join me in expressing heartbreak and outrage over the incidents and experiences recounted on Twitter,” Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell added in a statement to students.

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