Luther College is participating in campaign against rape

Luther College is celebrating Denim Day on Wednesday.

Denim day began in April 1999 after the 45-year-old rapist of an 18-year old Italian girl was arrested, prosecuted, convicted and sentenced to jail, then appealed and had the case dismissed. The judge in the case was quoted as saying, "because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans it was no longer rape but consensual sex."

Enraged by the verdict, within a matter of hours the women in the Italian Parliament launched into immediate action and protested by wearing jeans to work.

The money raised at Luther on Denim Day will go towards further outreach to help stop sexual assault.  People on campus will be making donations in exchange to being able to wear jeans Wednesday.