BYU amends honor code that shamed students who reported sexual assault

Mormon-owned Brigham Young University will hire victims’ advocate and add amnesty clause to honor code, which forbids premarital sex and drinkingStudents at Brigham Young University who report sexual assault will no longer be investigated for possible violations of the strict honor code that bans drinking and premarital sex, the Mormon-owned school announced Wednesday in a major reversal to a practice that drew widespread scrutiny.The college accepted several recommendations made by a facu