Editor’s Note: This story includes mention of sexual assault. Resources are available here.
The IU Police Department received two reports of rape, one report of sexual assault, one report of sexual battery and one report of fondling over the weekend, IUPD Public Information Officer Hannah Cornett said in an email to the Indiana Daily Student.
Around 1:20 a.m. Saturday IUPD officers met with an individual who reported being fondled over their clothing by an unknown male outside Ashton Center. The victim had been assisting the male with directions, Cornett said.
IUPD encourages anyone with information regarding the incident to contact the department at 812-855-4111. According to Cornett, the suspect was described as a light-skinned Black male who is approximately 5-foot-10. He has black hair and was wearing a black hoodie and jeans.
IUPD also received three separate reports from the IU Title IX Office on Monday.
In the first case, IUPD received a report of rape, domestic battery and intimidation, which the Title IX Office reported happened Jan. 31 at Willkie Quadrangle.
Cornett said the Title IX Office also reported a rape and sexual battery occurred Monday at an unspecified Greek life house. The IUPD crime log reflected two instances of sexual battery and a report of sexual assault with an object were reported. Cornett said IUPD does not have specific details on the case because it was reported by the Title IX Office but said it does not “necessarily mean there was more than one victim.”
IUPD also received a Title IX Office report that an individual had been sexually assaulted March 27 at the Global and International Studies Building.
For all three cases, the individual involved did not report the incident to IUPD, and the cases have been referred to IU officials for review, Cornett said.
IUPD has received reports of 32 rapes and 18 sexual batteries since August 2024.
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