Which doesn't apply in this case. The abuse had already occurred. The primary mistake was made by DiStefano when he failed to report the matter to the Office of Equity. How that would prevent abuse is unclear to me. How that would have benefited the alleged victim is also unclear. The police were the best people to handle this situation, not the University. 

The abuse ended because the woman ended the relationship and eventually contacted law enforcement--which is what she should have done in the first place. Blaming CU because she originally failed to end an abusive relationship and call the police is misguided. Yet CU could end up paying millions to settle this. This simple truth is, it's hard to protect a woman who won't protect herself.