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Approximate reconstructionThe Butler Collegian — reconstructed from reporting on the BUPD warning647 chars
Butler University Timely Warning — Sexual Assault
The Butler University Police Department is issuing this Timely Warning regarding a reported sexual assault that occurred in an on-campus residence hall. The parties involved are known to one another, and the alleged perpetrator is not a Butler University student. There is no information to suggest an ongoing threat to other members of the campus community at this time.
This warning is issued in compliance with the Clery Act. Survivors are encouraged to connect with confidential advocacy and support resources, and anyone with information may contact the Butler University Police Department.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
Reconstructed from Butler Collegian reporting; the verbatim BUPD email is not published, so isVerbatimConfirmed is false
Notes the parties were 'known to one another' and the perpetrator was not a Butler student — a non-stranger, non-affiliate framing that explains the limited continuing-threat language
The warning's wording was broader than the crime log, which catalogued additional offenses (intimidation, harassment, fondling) at Fairview House — a documented alert-vs-log discrepancy
Butler sends a Timely Warning only after the survivor is notified and given a Rights and Options booklet — survivor consent is built into the trigger
September timing places it in the early-semester 'Red Zone,' which the student paper explicitly connected to the warning