“The Naked Truth” is a Wittenberg University campus series meant to raise awareness about sexual assaults following at least two reports on campus. Students said they had no idea the programming would coincide with the same week a professor was arrested on rape and kidnapping charges.

“It was ironic,” said Will Alcius, a freshman student at Wittenberg. “You don’t see that kind of stuff happening all the time.”

Hollant “Max” Adrien, 52 of Springfield, was arrested Tuesday by Springfield police on two counts each of kidnapping and rape. He’s accused of forcing two young men into remote areas and then raping them. A third person — a 17-year-old— told officers Adrien tried to lure him into his car in Snyder Park, hitting him in the back of the head and dragging him into the vehicle. The teen was able to get away, taking the man’s cell phone, which officers said helped lead them to Adrien.

The alleged victims told police they did not know their attacker but were able to identify Adrien in a photo line-up. That’s not the norm, according to Dr. Brooke Wagner, an assistant sociology professor at Wittenberg and adviser to the Witt Sociology Club, which helped coordinate events for “The Naked Truth.” About 90 percent of sexual assault victims know their attackers. And men are not immune, she said. One in 33 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime.

But because of the stigma surrounding rape, Wagner said studies show up to 64 percent of all incidents will never be reported.

“People are afraid they’re going to be blamed, and (part) of this rape-prone culture we’re trying to fight against blames the victim for their own attacks,” she said.

Two sexual assaults have been reported on Wittenberg’s campus this year, one on Sept. 30 and one on Oct. 7. Wittenberg’s police department denied requests to release the reports, citing university policy. One of the assaults is also being investigated by Springfield police. No charges have been filed in that case.

Adrien hasn’t been connected to any attacks on campus, according to school officials.

Part of this week’s events are meant to teach students that men need to separate aggression from sexuality and thereby show the difference between consensual sex and rape. Another important part, Wagner said, is reporting it.

“If no one’s reporting, then nobody’s talking about it, and nobody’s doing anything to end the violence,” she said.

While Wagner said knowing there have been sexual assaults on campus is not a good thing, seeing students feel comfortable enough to report them “is a good sign.”