This warning addresses a report of sexual misconduct. Resources are available on and off campus to provide assistance. Visit www.psu.edu/hotlines for support. This notification is in compliance with the “Timely Warning ” provision of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A sexual assault was reported to University Police via an online reporting form on shortly before 3 p.m. on Feb. 3. The reported assault occurred sometime between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, in an off-campus fraternity in downtown State College. The reporting person indicated a female student was sexually assaulted by a known male. The State College Police Department is leading the investigation.
This report also is available at: http://timely-warnings.police.psu.edu/university-park/154
Police have shared the following safety tips:
- Get verbal consent from your partner, and don't assume you know what the other person wants.
- Don’t feel obligated to do anything you don’t want to. “I don’t want to” is always a good enough reason.
- Trust your instincts. If you feel unsafe, get to a safe place and call for help.
- Listen to your partner. If you are getting unclear messages, stop.
- Sexual Assault is a second-degree felony in the state of Pennsylvania. Sentencing can include up to 10 years in prison, fines and psychiatric treatment.
- Perpetrators are responsible for sexual assaults. Perpetrators take advantage of vulnerability and seek opportunities to commit sexual assaults.
It can be assumed that conditions that continue to exist that may pose a threat to members and guests of the University community. It is the duty of the administration to warn of possible "dangerous conditions" on or near the campus, and at affiliate organizations off campus; an "affirmative duty" exists to warn persons associated to the University of possible peril at the hands at some third party or parties.