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Between 1 and 2 AM on Campus Drive: Stanford AlertSU Warns of Sexual Assault in Student Residence

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Under Investigation

On July 7, 2024, Stanford University issued an AlertSU timely warning reporting a sexual assault in a student residence on the 700 block of Campus Drive. A female victim was assaulted by a male perpetrator between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM after both parties had consumed alcohol together earlier in the evening. The suspect's description was not disclosed to the Department of Public Safety.

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Stanford University
Private R1 · CA
~17,680 studentsAlertSU
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

INITIAL ALERTEmail
AlertSU: A female victim told a mandatory reporter that she was sexually assaulted by a male perpetrator in a student residence at 700 Block Campus Drive between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. The parties consumed alcohol together earlier in the evening. Consent from both parties must be obtained before engaging in sexual activity; alcohol or drugs, which may incapacitate one or both parties, are not excuses for assault. Further details regarding the alleged assailant were not disclosed to SUDPS.
Verbatim text recovered from Stanford DPS's AlertSU archive page and quoted by The Stanford Daily on July 10, 2024 — including 'A female victim told a mandatory reporter,' '700 Block Campus Drive,' 'between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Sunday,' 'consumed alcohol together earlier in the evening,' the consent-and-incapacitation language, and 'Further details regarding the alleged assailant were not disclosed to SUDPS'
AlertSU is Stanford's combined emergency-and-Clery notification brand; sexual-assault timely warnings appear under the same channel as fire / earthquake / shelter-in-place alerts
The 700 block of Campus Drive is a residential area within Stanford's main campus
Context

Background

On July 7, 2024, Stanford University's Department of Public Safety issued an AlertSU timely warning regarding a sexual assault that occurred in a student residence on the 700 block of Campus Drive between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM. The female victim reported being assaulted by a male perpetrator after both parties had consumed alcohol earlier in the evening. Further details about the suspect, including age, height, weight, race, and clothing, were not disclosed to SUDPS. The alert came during a period when Stanford's 2024 Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness survey found that 32% of undergraduate women reported nonconsensual sexual contact. The university noted that most reported sexual assaults occur in student dormitories and are committed by other students, and that most incidents involve alcohol consumption by both parties.
Analysis

Key Findings

The AlertSU notification included no physical description of the suspect, limiting the community's ability to identify a potential ongoing threat
The incident occurred during the summer session when campus population is lower, yet assaults still occur in residential settings
Stanford's 2024 HESMA survey found 32% of undergraduate women had experienced nonconsensual sexual contact, indicating the scope of the issue
Outcome
The investigation remained open. Stanford University reiterated its zero-tolerance policy on sexual assault and encouraged victims to report incidents. No arrest was publicly announced.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Student Paper
  2. Official
  3. Student Paper
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sexual-assaulttimely-warningstudent-residencealcohol-involvedcaliforniaprivate-universityUnder Investigation
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