A former Ohio State student will face charges of rape at 8 a.m. Monday at the Franklin Court of Common Pleas.
Jeremy Goldstein of Beechwood, Ohio, was dismissed from the university for breaking two rules of student conduct, said Patrick Hall, the director of Student Judicial Affairs.
Dismissal is the university’s most severe punishment. Students who are dismissed have severed their relationship with the university and will never be able to enroll in the university again.
“Goldstein was found by the university judicial panel to be in violation of two different rules: sexual misconduct and endangering the health or safety of others,” Hall said.
The terms refer to codes B and C in the Student Affairs Code of Student Conduct, Hall said.
Hall would not comment any more about the details of the case because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Although the hearing is set for Monday, the alleged rape occurred about 20 months earlier on Feb. 22, 2002. OSU’s judicial hearing was not until September 2003, according to court documents.
David Zyen, the prosecutor of the case, would not comment on the delay.
“That is something about the case that I don’t feel comfortable talking about until the conclusion of the case,” he said.
Zyen also said in all likelihood, the hearing would be continued until after the holidays. The hearing had been continued once before on Sept. 8.
There was no report until about four months later on June 14, 2002. Goldstein allegedly raped a girl in Smith Hall. The police arrested Goldstein the same day at The Blackwell Inn.
Twenty-year-old Goldstein is being charged by the Columbus police for two counts of rape, Zyen said. If convicted, Goldstein could serve up 10 years for each charge.
Goldstein has also been found guilty of two prior convictions. In October 2001, he was found guilty of possession of alcohol, and in October 2003, he was found guilty of driving while intoxicated and purchasing and possessing alcohol while a minor.
