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Tulane University Police Department issued a campus crime notice on 2022-12-06. Full text recovered from the official TUPD PDF on the Crime Alerts archive.

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Subject: Safety Notice – Sexual Extortion Offense: Sexual Extortion Date: December 6, 2022 Content Warning: This notice includes information of extortion, abuse, and nonconsensual distribution of sexual and intimate images. The Tulane University Police department has received reports from several students who have been victims of possible sexual extortion. Victims have reported chatting via social media with an unknown individual or individuals. After a series of messages, including those of an intimate or sexual nature, the unknown perpetrator has demanded money to prevent the distribution of the victims’ intimate photographs. Sharing or threatening to share nude or intimate images or videos, without an individual’s consent is illegal. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, is a serious form of image-based sexual abuse. This crime can include online blackmail where a perpetrator threatens to reveal explicit images of a victim unless they give in to the perpetrator’s demands. Please Remember These Safety Tips: • If you’re being blackmailed over intimate photographs or messages, for money or something else, do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer. • If you are the victim of blackmailing or extortion, immediately block the person’s number, profile, or email address and contact police. • Be mindful of your online activity and who you are chatting with via social media, image or video sharing apps and instant messaging. Avoid unknown random ‘friend’ or ‘follower’ requests. • Collect as much evidence as you can including screenshots, URL’s, usernames or any other records to make a report to police. Retain potential evidence of the crime, including, messages and photographs. If you have any additional information about these incidents or similar crimes, please contact TUPD at 504-865-5381 For Counseling and other Supportive Measures, click here. To learn more about campus safety services and programs, click here.
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To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

Subject: Safety Notice – Sexual Extortion Offense: Sexual Extortion Date: December 6, 2022 Content Warning: This notice includes information of extortion, abuse, and nonconsensual distribution of sexual and intimate images. The Tulane University Police department has received reports from several students who have been victims of possible sexual extortion. Victims have reported chatting via social media with an unknown individual or individuals. After a series of messages, including those of an intimate or sexual nature, the unknown perpetrator has demanded money to prevent the distribution of the victims’ intimate photographs. Sharing or threatening to share nude or intimate images or videos, without an individual’s consent is illegal. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, is a serious form of image-based sexual abuse. This crime can include online blackmail where a perpetrator threatens to reveal explicit images of a victim unless they give in to the perpetrator’s demands. Please Remember These Safety Tips: • If you’re being blackmailed over intimate photographs or messages, for money or something else, do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer. • If you are the victim of blackmailing or extortion, immediately block the person’s number, profile, or email address and contact police. • Be mindful of your online activity and who you are chatting with via social media, image or video sharing apps and instant messaging. Avoid unknown random ‘friend’ or ‘follower’ requests. • Collect as much evidence as you can including screenshots, URL’s, usernames or any other records to make a report to police. Retain potential evidence of the crime, including, messages and photographs. If you have any additional information about these incidents or similar crimes, please contact TUPD at 504-865-5381 For Counseling and other Supportive Measures, click here. To learn more about campus safety services and programs, click here.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: issued by the Tulane University Police Department.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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    1. present: Names 'The Tulane University Police department'.
    2. present: Names "The Tulane University Police department" as issuer.
    3. present: 'The Tulane University Police department' is named.
    4. present: 'The Tulane University Police department has received reports'.
    5. present: Names 'Tulane University Police department'.
    6. present: Names "Tulane University Police department."
    7. present: Names 'Tulane University Police department'.
    8. present: Names "Tulane University Police department".
    9. present: 'The Tulane University Police department' identifies the issuing authority
    10. present: Names 'The Tulane University Police department' as issuer.
    11. present: Signed by Tulane University Police Department.
    12. present: 'The Tulane University Police department' identifies issuing authority.
    13. present: Tulane University Police department named as issuer.
    14. present: Tulane University Police department named as issuer.
    15. present: Names Tulane University Police department (TUPD) as issuer.
    16. present: Issued by 'Tulane University Police department'.
    17. present: Names 'Tulane University Police department' as issuer
    18. present: 'The Tulane University Police department' identified as issuer.
    19. present: Names the Tulane University Police Department.
    20. present: Names 'Tulane University Police department' as the source.
    21. present: Names 'The Tulane University Police department'.
    22. present: 'Tulane University Police department' named as issuer.
    23. present: Names 'Tulane University Police department' as issuer.
    24. present: Identifies 'Tulane University Police department'.
    25. present: Names 'Tulane University Police department' as issuer.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: possible sexual extortion is specifically named as the offense.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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    1. present: Names 'Sexual Extortion' and describes the scheme.
    2. present: Describes "possible sexual extortion" and threats to distribute images.
    3. present: 'possible sexual extortion'.
    4. present: 'Sexual Extortion' and description of demanded money for photos.
    5. present: Describes 'sexual extortion' via social media threats.
    6. present: Names "possible sexual extortion" scheme.
    7. present: Names 'Sexual Extortion'.
    8. present: States "possible sexual extortion" and demands for money.
    9. present: 'possible sexual extortion' names the hazard
    10. present: Describes 'sexual extortion'.
    11. present: States 'Sexual Extortion' offense.
    12. present: 'possible sexual extortion' named.
    13. present: Names 'sexual extortion' specifically.
    14. present: Describes 'sexual extortion' specifically.
    15. present: Describes 'possible sexual extortion' via social media blackmail.
    16. present: Describes 'sexual extortion' scheme via social media.
    17. present: States 'Sexual Extortion' with details of blackmail demands
    18. present: 'Sexual Extortion' names the hazard.
    19. present: Describes "possible sexual extortion".
    20. present: States 'possible sexual extortion' specifically.
    21. present: Describes 'Sexual Extortion'.
    22. present: 'Sexual extortion' named specifically.
    23. present: Names 'possible sexual extortion'.
    24. present: States 'possible sexual extortion'.
    25. present: Names 'sexual extortion'/'sextortion'.
  • Locationabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: no physical location is given, the scheme occurred entirely through social media.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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    1. absent: No specific physical location given, occurs via social media.
    2. absent: No physical location given, describes online chatting activity.
    3. absent: No physical location, incidents occurred via social media.
    4. absent: No physical location given, occurred via social media.
    5. absent: No physical location given, incident occurred online.
    6. absent: No physical location given, described as occurring via social media.
    7. absent: No physical location given, only online/social media context.
    8. absent: No physical campus location given, occurred via social media.
    9. absent: No physical location given, occurred via social media
    10. absent: No specific location; describes online/social media activity, not a physical place.
    11. absent: No physical location given, describes online chats via social media.
    12. absent: No physical location, online/social media context only.
    13. absent: No specific location, describes online activity.
    14. absent: No specific location given, only chatting via social media.
    15. absent: No physical location given, incidents occurred online.
    16. absent: No physical location given, incident occurred online.
    17. absent: No specific campus location, occurred via social media
    18. absent: No physical location given, only 'online' via social media.
    19. absent: Incidents occurred via social media with no physical place given.
    20. absent: No specific location given, describes online/social media interactions.
    21. absent: No specific location, incidents occurred via social media.
    22. absent: No specific place given, incident occurred via social media.
    23. absent: No specific location given, described as via social media.
    24. absent: No physical location given, occurs via social media.
    25. absent: No specific location named, describes online activity.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: concrete safety tips are given, do not send funds, cease contact, block and report to police.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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    1. present: Advises 'do NOT send any funds and cease all contact'.
    2. present: Instructs "do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer".
    3. present: 'do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer'.
    4. present: 'do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer'.
    5. present: Advises 'do NOT send any funds' and to block/contact police.
    6. present: Instructs not to send funds, block the blackmailer, contact police.
    7. present: Advises 'do NOT send any funds and cease all contact'.
    8. present: Advises "do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer".
    9. present: 'do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer' instructs action
    10. present: Provides safety tips like 'do NOT send any funds' and 'contact police'.
    11. present: Safety tips: do not send funds, block the perpetrator, contact police.
    12. present: 'do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer'.
    13. present: Multiple tips: do not send funds, block contact, contact police.
    14. present: Provides tips like not sending funds, blocking blackmailer.
    15. present: Provides safety tips like not sending funds and blocking blackmailer.
    16. present: Advises not sending funds, blocking contact, reporting to police.
    17. present: Advises 'do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer'
    18. present: 'do NOT send any funds and cease all contact with the blackmailer.'
    19. present: Advises not to send funds and to cease contact with the blackmailer.
    20. present: Lists tips: do NOT send funds, block the person, contact police.
    21. present: Advises 'do NOT send any funds and cease all contact'.
    22. present: Detailed tips: do not send funds, block contact, collect evidence.
    23. present: Advises not to send funds, block the blackmailer, contact police.
    24. present: Advises 'do NOT send any funds', 'block the person's number... contact police'.
    25. present: Advises to 'cease all contact', 'block the person's number'.
  • Timepresent24/25

    Final assessment

    Near-unanimous: the notice carries a specific date, December 6, 2022; one dissent noted it is only the notice date, which does not overturn the clear majority.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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    1. present: Gives 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    2. present: States "Date: December 6, 2022".
    3. present: Dated 'December 6, 2022'.
    4. present: 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    5. present: Gives 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    6. present: Gives "Date: December 6, 2022."
    7. present: States 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    8. present: Gives "Date: December 6, 2022".
    9. present: 'Date: December 6, 2022' gives date
    10. present: Gives 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    11. present: 'Date: December 6, 2022' given.
    12. present: 'Date: December 6, 2022' given.
    13. present: 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    14. absent: 'Date: December 6, 2022' is notice date, no incident time given.
    15. present: Gives 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    16. present: Gives 'December 6, 2022' as the date.
    17. present: States 'Date: December 6, 2022'
    18. present: 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    19. present: States "Date: December 6, 2022".
    20. present: 'Date: December 6, 2022' gives specific date.
    21. present: Gives 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    22. present: 'Date: December 6, 2022' given.
    23. present: States 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    24. present: States 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
    25. present: Gives 'Date: December 6, 2022'.
  • Impactabsent4/25

    Final assessment

    Clear majority found no stated severity beyond describing the crime type; a minority credited the phrase 'serious form of image-based sexual abuse' as conveying severity.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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    1. present: Calls it 'a serious form of image-based sexual abuse' with blackmail threat.
    2. present: Calls it "a serious form of image-based sexual abuse".
    3. absent: No stated consequence beyond describing the crime type.
    4. absent: No stated severity beyond describing the crime; harm to victims not quantified as consequence.
    5. absent: No stated severity of potential harm beyond describing the crime.
    6. absent: No stated consequence beyond describing the crime itself.
    7. absent: No stated severity beyond describing the crime.
    8. absent: No stated severity beyond describing the extortion scheme.
    9. absent: No stated severity of harm beyond describing the crime
    10. absent: No stated severity or harm beyond describing extortion mechanics.
    11. absent: No stated consequence beyond describing the extortion demand itself, though it does describe abuse generally without explicit severity statement.
    12. present: 'serious form of image-based sexual abuse' conveys severity.
    13. absent: No stated severity beyond describing the crime.
    14. absent: No stated severity of harm beyond describing the crime.
    15. absent: No explicit statement of harm severity beyond describing the extortion demand.
    16. absent: No stated severity of potential harm beyond the crime description.
    17. absent: No stated severity beyond describing the crime type itself
    18. present: 'a serious form of image-based sexual abuse' conveys severity.
    19. absent: No explicit statement of consequence beyond describing the crime type.
    20. absent: No explicit statement of physical harm beyond describing the crime itself.
    21. absent: No stated potential harm beyond describing the crime itself.
    22. absent: No stated potential harm beyond describing the crime.
    23. absent: No stated severity beyond the crime description.
    24. absent: No stated harm beyond describing the crime itself.
    25. absent: No statement of severity or harm beyond describing the crime.

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Context

Background

TUPD publishes Clery Act crime alerts as PDFs. On 2022-12-06, TUPD issued this official notice.
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Verbatim text recovered from official TUPD PDF.
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Outcome
Official TUPD Safety Notice / Timely Warning PDF (1 message(s)).
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Campus Alert Archive. "Tulane University: Safety notice for sexual extortion incident." Incident of December 6, 2022. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/tulane-university-sexual-extortion-2022-12-06/

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