Cal student criticizes college for handling of his court case

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- A UC Berkeley student Jordan Schaer, 21, was in court on Friday on sexual assault charges.

Schaer faces two felony charges for lewd acts including trying to grope a fellow fraternity brother.

PHOTO: UC Berkeley student Jordan Schaer, 21, was in court on Friday, March 13, 2015.

Schaer not only is he denying what happened, he says the system dealing with the issue is seriously flawed.

Police say it happened at the Alpha Epsilon Pie fraternity last month.

Schaer will be back in court next week to enter a plea.

"We expect at that time to enter a "not guilty" plea, said Kellin Cooper, his attorney. He adds that Schaer already passed a polygraph test.

Schaer's attorney goes on to criticize the university for a lack of due process in handling Schaer's case.

Some student advocates say UC Berkeley has been proactive in trying to help both the accused and the victim, but adds more could be done

"At end of the day, we have one survivor advocate to 30,000 students. We have a small Title 9 office trying to do investigations for the entire campus. We need more resources dedicated to this," Rishi Ahuja, a student advocate

Filmmaker Kirby Dick says universities nationwide still do a poor job of handling sexual assault cases.

His latest documentary "The Hunting Ground" is now playing next door to UC Berkeley. The film is centered around the infamous Florida State rape case involving a star quarterback.

"Most colleges universities are not dealing with it properly. The main reason they do that is they're worried about their reputation," said Dick.

The film has resulted in more victims at Berkeley and other campuses alike to speak out.

"The university botched my case. It was a serial assailant who assaulted me and three other women," said Sofie Karasek, a sexual assault victim.

One victim, one accused. Both sides are calling on their school to protect their rights and for more transparency.