Alyssa Cashman is a writer for The Daily Iowan , the leading news source for University of Iowa . This article was brought to CNN.com by UWIRE , the leading provider of student-generated content . UWIRE aims to identify and promote the brightest young content creators and deliver their work to a larger audience via professional media partners such as CNN.com . Visit UWIRE.com to learn more . University of Iowa President Sally Mason talks to the Board of Regents . ( UWIRE ) -- The state Board of Regents has reopened its investigation into the University of Iowa 's handling of an alleged rape by two of its football players . The regents unanimously voted to re-examine how the university handled the accusation during a special meeting on the University of Iowa campus Tuesday . The mother of a woman who reported she had been raped in a Hillcrest dorm room in October 2007 sent letters in November and May to school officials complaining about the school 's handling of the case . Those letters -- which President Sally Mason received copies of -- were n't turned over to the regents during the initial investigation , which concluded in June . In that investigation , the regents concluded that university officials had handled the situation correctly . Now that the regents are aware of the letters , however , they want to know more . `` This is a serious breach of trust , '' Regent President David Miles said . `` It undermines the credibility of the university and this board . '' School officials say they welcome the second investigation , insisting that the findings will be the same as the earlier probe . The new report will be presented at the next regents ' meeting , scheduled for September 18 . On July 18 , one of the letters from the mother was released . In the four-page letter , which Miles described as heart-wrenching , the mother contended that the university had mishandled her daughter 's case . University of Iowa officials have not disputed the letter 's contents but insist there was no cover-up . In October 2007 , the woman reported she had been assaulted in a Hillcrest dorm by two then-Hawkeye football players , Abe Satterfield and Cedric Everson . The men left the team late last year . After a trip to the hospital , she and her father went to the athletics department with the allegations . According to the letter , she was interviewed by Gary Barta , the Iowa athletics director , head football coach Kirk Ferentz , and Fred Mims , an associate athletics director . The woman claims that she was pressured to keep the case `` informal '' or within the athletics department . The mother wrote that the woman was told a `` formal process '' would be `` long and arduous '' compared with the `` swift '' informal process led by the athletics department . Satterfield and Everson were both charged with second-degree sexual abuse six months after the incident . Satterfield was also charged with third-degree sexual abuse . The first letter was dated November 19 , 2007 , and was sent to various university officials . Mason said she saw the letter around Thanksgiving . Another letter was sent in May directly to Mason . Neither letter was given to the regents , a move that put into question the manner in which the investigation was handled . The letter sent in May has not been released yet , University of Iowa Spokesman Steve Parrott said . The original reasoning for not handing over the letters , Mason said , was an interpretation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act . This act gives parents and students the right to protect their educational records . `` This original thinking ... is just not tenable , '' Mason said , apologizing to the regents . `` There is no excuse for the failure to turn over those letters as part of the [ first ] investigation . '' Mason was informed of the misinterpretation by Marcus Mills , the University of Iowa vice president for Legal Affairs and the school 's general counsel , but who initially made the mistake was not disclosed . Mason apologized profusely for the incident to the regents and the family . She declined to comment on whether safety policies were changed after the first letter in November . In the letter , the woman also contends that the woman 's father attempted to call Mason on November 5 . That phone call was never returned . Tom Evans , investigator and general counsel to the regents , attempted to contact the family after the case surfaced . The family declined to talk with him . Barta , who attended the meeting , said he welcomed the second investigation , and he was confident that the regents would find that his staff had followed the correct steps . `` Again , it has been very challenging to not be able to tell the full story , '' Barta said in a statement issued after the meeting . `` It has been especially trying the past few days as the integrity and character of Kirk Ferentz , President Mason , [ and myself ] has been publicly challenged . ''
Board of Regents reopens investigation of university officials ' handling of rape case . President received letters from mother of alleged rape victim , did n't give to board . In October 2007 , woman reported assault by two Hawkeye football players . Athletics director : Investigation will find staff followed correct steps .