In October of 2010 Laya, a UC Irvine alumna, reported an attempted rape committed by UC Student Regent Jesse Cheng to the Irvine Police Department. Cheng was arrested but, despite written and verbal confessions on police record, was released with no charges pressed. Denied validation by the legal system, Laya came to the UCI Office of Student Conduct with her case in November. It is now February, and Cheng has yet to be called to any trial. The only avenue Laya has left to seek justice is through the students’ power to hold their representative accountable.
