A University of Colorado student earlier this year was charged with sexual assault Thursday in a case that has sparked outrage on the Boulder campus.
Zachary Roper, 19, was charged with sexual assault on a helpless victim and sexual assault on a victim incapable of appraising conduct during a hearing at the Boulder County Jail. Roper is free on $500 bond.
Posters with images of Roper’s jail mugshot and a description of the allegations were taped to a kiosk outside CU’s University Memorial Center this week. The posters referenced reports last year by women who believed they were drugged on University Hill, though .
A student protest of the university’s handling of sexual violence has been scheduled for Monday, .
“We are rallying on Monday at the UMC fountains to demand that the university suspend the student until his trial and expel him if found guilty,” the organizers wrote. “Join us to have your voice heard, there will be speakers and an open mic for individuals to voice their opinion. Let the university know that we will not stand by and let rapists and abusers go unpunished.”
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