the case gathered international attention as sulkowicz , a senior majoring in visual arts , publicly paraded her mattress in protest , calling for his indictment .
nonetheless , the case that paul nungesser , a german citizen , was a ` serial rapist ' who assaulted her after class .
nungesser 's lawsuit , nungesser said a columbia-owned website had presented as fact that he sexually assaulted sulkowicz , a senior majoring in visual arts .