This timely warning addresses a report of sexual misconduct. Resources are available on and off campus to provide assistance. Visit www.psu.edu/hotlines for support.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A sexual assault was anonymously reported to University Police at 7:15 p.m. on April 23 via an online reporting form on the University Police website. The reported assault occurred at about 1 p.m. on April 23 in a residence hall in the Pollock residence halls complex, located adjacent to Pollock and Bigler roads. The victim, a student, said that she was assaulted by a known male.
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.
-- Listen to your partner. If you are getting unclear messages, stop.
-- Sexual assault is a second degree felony in the state. Sentencing can include as many as 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.
Penn State University Police can be contacted at 814-863-1111 or 26 Eisenhower Parking Deck, University Park, PA 16802.