Indiana public university administrator purchased rope, paper bags for ‘Introduction to Bondage’ workshop: report

The event was set to take place in February as part of the university's "Healthy Relationships Week," however it was canceled following backlash online.

According to Campus Reform, the $107.27 order was placed by Assistant Director for Health and Wellness Ryan Anderson. It included 500 "extra-heavy-duty" paper grocery bags and 500 feet of quarter-inch thick black nylon rope.

Documents obtained by the outlet showed that when asked whether the purchase request was "approved in your budget," Anderson wrote, "yes."

The hosts of the event, which was "free and open to all IUPUI students," had described bondage as "a form of consensual and recreational sex play that involves tying, restraining, or binding a person with rope, handcuffs, or other items that can restrict movement."

Had it gone on as planned, attendees would have been given a chance to "learn the ropes (literally) with an introduction to rope bondage taught by a local expert."

"All materials are provided to give you hands-on experience with safe rope-tying techniques," the hosts of the event added.

Anderson told the Collegiate Commons that the "expert" teaching the first part of the event was known as "Fynch." The outlet dug into Fynch's backstory and discovered that she had an account on FetLife, a social media network focused on fetishes that has repeatedly been linked to content involving rape and child sexual abuse.

One of Fynch's own erotica stories features a frightened girl in pajamas who is gang raped, then blamed for it.

As the Collegiate Commons reported at the time, IUPUI had over 300 students who were under 18. Had they attended the event, the school, and organizers could potentially have faced criminal charges for distributing sexual materials to minors.