Crime alert for sexual assault report at Slusher Hall

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 agree (1): The "Virginia Tech Police Department" is the stated source of this crime alert.

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  1. present: The "Virginia Tech Police Department" is the stated source of this crime alert.
  2. present: Because the notice is issued by the Virginia Tech Police Department.
  3. present: Checklist confirms the Virginia Tech Police Department is named as the issuing source.
  4. present: The notice clearly comes from the Virginia Tech Police Department.
  5. present: The disclosure is attributed to the Virginia Tech Police Department as the issuing authority.
  6. present: The Virginia Tech Police Department logged the report and released this campus notice.
  7. present: VTPD source line, campus police as issuer.
  8. present: Virginia Tech Police Department is named as the agency that received the report and issued this crime alert.
  9. present: "Virginia Tech Police Department" is named on the From line so the source is present.
  10. present: A second look still shows the Virginia Tech Police Department named as the issuer of the report.
  11. present: The alert clearly attributes the report to the Virginia Tech Police Department as the originating authority.
  12. present: The Virginia Tech Police Department is clearly identified as the issuing authority for this report.
  13. present: The notice is issued by the Virginia Tech Police Department as the formal campus law enforcement authority receiving and disclosing the report.
  14. present: VTPD issues report based campus crime alert.
  15. present: The Virginia Tech Police Department is presented as the reporting authority for this campus crime notice.
  16. present: Virginia Tech Police Department is the outfit putting this notice out.
  17. present: The text attributes the notice to the Virginia Tech Police Department as sender, so a source is present.
  18. present: Present because the Virginia Tech Police Department issued this campus crime notice.
  19. present: Source is the Virginia Tech Police Department as named at the start of the alert.
  20. present: Virginia Tech Police Department is named as the issuer so the source is present whereas without that line the notice would be unattributed.
  21. present: Virginia Tech Police Department issues this alert and anchors official campus police authorship.
  22. present: The Virginia Tech Police Department is identified as the agency that received the report.
  23. present: The alert identifies the Virginia Tech Police Department as the issuing authority for the report.
  24. present: Recipients can see the Virginia Tech Police Department is named as the agency that received the report and issued the alert.
  25. present: The notice identifies the Virginia Tech Police Department as the issuing source.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 agree (1): A reported "sexual assault" meeting elements of "Object sexual penetration" and "Sexual battery" under Virginia Code.

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  1. present: A reported "sexual assault" meeting elements of "Object sexual penetration" and "Sexual battery" under Virginia Code.
  2. present: Since the report covers sexual assault meeting elements of object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia Code.
  3. present: Hazard is identified as sexual assault with cited elements of object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia Code.
  4. present: It reports a sexual assault that also meets object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia law.
  5. present: The report identifies sexual assault meeting the statutory elements of object sexual penetration and sexual battery.
  6. present: Authorities say the facts meet Virginia definitions of object sexual penetration and sexual battery.
  7. present: sexual assault flagged as object sexual penetration plus sexual battery under VA code.
  8. present: Virginia Tech Police Department reports a sexual assault meeting the elements of object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia Code.
  9. present: "sexual assault" plus object sexual penetration and sexual battery name the hazard.
  10. present: On recheck the hazard remains a reported sexual assault framed as object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia law.
  11. present: Peer review confirms sexual assault is named with object sexual penetration and sexual battery under cited Virginia Code sections.
  12. present: The alert documents a sexual assault involving object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia law.
  13. present: The hazard is a reported sexual assault that, as stated, meets the elements of object sexual penetration under Virginia Code 18.2-67.2 and sexual battery under Virginia Code 18.2-67.4.
  14. present: Sexual assault as object sexual penetration and sexual battery.
  15. present: As reported, the hazard comprises sexual assault meeting elements of object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia statute.
  16. present: They are reporting a sexual assault that they say hits object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia law.
  17. present: The text reports a sexual assault and names object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia Code, so a hazard is present.
  18. present: Present because the report describes sexual assault meeting object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia law.
  19. present: Hazard is object sexual penetration and sexual battery as the alert states those Virginia Code elements for a reported sexual assault.
  20. present: Sexual assault plus object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia Code name the hazard whereas without those offense terms readers would not know the crime type.
  21. present: Alert reports sexual assault that meets object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia Code.
  22. present: Sexual assault is reported, with object sexual penetration and sexual battery cited under Virginia Code.
  23. present: The alert describes a sexual assault meeting elements of object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia Code.
  24. present: Recipients are informed of a reported sexual assault that meets elements of object sexual penetration and sexual battery under Virginia Code.
  25. present: The alert states a sexual assault meeting object sexual penetration and sexual battery elements.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 agree (1): The incident occurred at "Slusher Hall (201 Ag Quad Lane)".

  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. present: The incident occurred at "Slusher Hall (201 Ag Quad Lane)".
  2. present: Because the incident is placed at Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  3. present: Location is specified as Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  4. present: The incident is placed at Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  5. present: The incident is fixed at Slusher Hall, 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  6. present: The assault was placed at Slusher Hall, 201 Ag Quad Lane, on the university campus.
  7. present: Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  8. present: Virginia Tech Police Department places the incident at Slusher Hall, 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  9. present: "Slusher Hall (201 Ag Quad Lane)" states where the incident occurred.
  10. present: Looking again, the scene is still fixed at Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  11. present: Slusher Hall is specified with street address 201 Ag Quad Lane, which is sufficient for site identification.
  12. present: The incident is placed at Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane on campus.
  13. present: The incident is placed at Slusher Hall, 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  14. present: Slusher Hall 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  15. present: The incident is situated at Slusher Hall, 201 Ag Quad Lane, on the Virginia Tech campus.
  16. present: It went down at Slusher Hall on 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  17. present: The text places the incident at Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane, so a location is present.
  18. present: Present because the incident is placed at Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  19. present: Location is Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane where the alert says the incident occurred.
  20. present: Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane pins the scene whereas without that building and address the location would be blank.
  21. present: Incident occurs at Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  22. present: The incident is placed at Slusher Hall, 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  23. present: The alert places the incident at Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  24. present: Recipients are given a clear site at Slusher Hall, 201 Ag Quad Lane.
  25. present: The report notes the incident took place at Slusher Hall at 201 Ag Quad Lane.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 agree (0): No recipient safety steps are given, only that information is "limited to protect" the survivor.

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  1. absent: No recipient safety steps are given, only that information is "limited to protect" the survivor.
  2. absent: Since the text only limits disclosure to protect the survivor and gives no safety steps for recipients.
  3. absent: No actionable guidance is provided to recipients on protective steps or reporting channels.
  4. absent: Readers are not told what actions to take or how to stay safe.
  5. absent: The text supplies no recipient-directed safety instructions or reporting actions.
  6. absent: The bulletin gives no action steps or safety instructions for recipients.
  7. absent: no recipient action steps, only privacy limit note.
  8. absent: Virginia Tech Police Department gives recipients no steps to take such as calling tips or avoiding an area, only a privacy limit on disclosure.
  9. absent: "protect the identity, privacy, and rights" only limits disclosure and gives recipients no action steps so guidance is absent.
  10. absent: A skeptical reread still finds no instructions for recipients, only a privacy limit on what is disclosed.
  11. absent: No protective actions, reporting steps, or recipient instructions appear; content is descriptive only.
  12. absent: No protective steps, safety actions, or instructions for community members are provided in the message.
  13. absent: Disclosure is limited to protect survivor identity, privacy, and rights, without affirmative safety instructions directed to the general recipient community.
  14. absent: No recipient safety steps only survivor privacy limit.
  15. absent: No protective actions are directed to recipients, only a note that disclosure is limited to protect the survivor.
  16. absent: There is nothing here telling you what to do for your own safety.
  17. absent: The text gives no actions or advice for recipients to follow, so guidance is absent.
  18. absent: Absent because the notice offers no protective steps or actions for recipients to take.
  19. absent: Guidance is absent because the alert only limits disclosure for survivor privacy and gives no protective steps for recipients.
  20. absent: No call to action or safety steps tell recipients what to do so guidance is absent whereas present guidance would give reporting or protective steps.
  21. absent: Text omits recipient safety steps and only limits disclosure to protect survivor privacy.
  22. absent: No protective steps for recipients are given, only a note that disclosure is limited for privacy.
  23. absent: The alert gives no instructions or recommended actions for recipients to take.
  24. absent: Recipients get no safety steps or recommended actions, only a note that disclosure is limited to protect the survivor.
  25. absent: The message gives no actionable safety steps or instructions for recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 agree (1): The assault was in the "early hours of Feb. 1, 2026" and reported on "Friday, Feb. 6, 2026".

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  1. present: The assault was in the "early hours of Feb. 1, 2026" and reported on "Friday, Feb. 6, 2026".
  2. present: Because the report came Friday Feb. 6, 2026 for an incident in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026.
  3. present: Report date of Feb. 6, 2026 and incident timing in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026 are both stated.
  4. present: The assault happened in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, and police got the report on Feb. 6, 2026.
  5. present: The incident is placed in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, with the report received on Feb. 6, 2026.
  6. present: Police took the report on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, for an incident in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026.
  7. present: incident early hrs 1 Feb 2026, report logged 6 Feb 2026.
  8. present: Virginia Tech Police Department received the report on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, for an incident in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026.
  9. present: "early hours of Feb. 1, 2026" with the Feb. 6 report date supply when it happened and was reported.
  10. present: Double-checking the timeline, the report date of Feb. 6, 2026 and the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026 both remain explicit.
  11. present: Incident timing is given as the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, with report receipt on Feb. 6, 2026.
  12. present: The assault is timed to the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, with the report received on Feb. 6, 2026.
  13. present: The department received the report on Friday, February 6, 2026, concerning an incident in the early hours of February 1, 2026.
  14. present: Report Feb 6 2026 incident early hours Feb 1 2026.
  15. present: Police reportedly received notice on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, concerning an event in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026.
  16. present: Police got the report on February 6, 2026 for something that happened in the early hours of February 1, 2026.
  17. present: The text dates the report to Feb. 6, 2026 and the incident to the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, so time is present.
  18. present: Present because the assault is timed to the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026 and the report to Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
  19. present: Time is the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026 for the incident with the report received on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
  20. present: Report on Friday Feb. 6, 2026 and incident in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026 fix when events occurred whereas without those dates the timeline would be missing.
  21. present: Assault happens in the early hours of Feb. 1 2026 while police receive the report on Feb. 6 2026.
  22. present: The report is dated Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, and the incident is set in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026.
  23. present: The alert states the incident occurred in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, and was reported on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
  24. present: Recipients learn the incident was in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, and reported on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
  25. present: The notice shows the assault occurred in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, and was reported on Feb. 6, 2026.
• Impactpresent15/25

  Final assessment

  Majority 15/25 codes 1: The parties were "acquaintances" and the "suspect is a student at Virginia Tech".

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  1. present: The parties were "acquaintances" and the "suspect is a student at Virginia Tech".
  2. present: Since the parties were known acquaintances and the suspect is a Virginia Tech student.
  3. absent: Beyond naming the offenses, the alert does not describe broader community impact or operational effects.
  4. present: The survivor and offender were acquaintances, and the suspect is a Virginia Tech student.
  5. absent: Beyond naming the offenses, the notice states no separate consequence, severity, or harm language.
  6. present: The survivor and a Virginia Tech student suspect were acquaintances known to each other.
  7. present: parties known as acquaintances, suspect is VT student.
  8. present: Virginia Tech Police Department states the survivor and offender were acquaintances, the suspect is a Virginia Tech student, and details are limited to protect the survivor.
  9. absent: "acquaintances" and student status add context but no injuries, disruption, or other effects beyond the hazard name so impact is absent.
  10. absent: A second pass still yields no impact details beyond the offense labels themselves, such as injuries or broader campus disruption.
  11. absent: Beyond the offense labels, the notice does not state injuries, threat continuity, or other operational impacts.
  12. absent: No effects beyond the named offenses, such as injuries or campus disruption, are described.
  13. present: The survivor and offender were known to each other as acquaintances, and the suspect is identified as a Virginia Tech student.
  14. present: Acquaintance student suspect details withheld for privacy.
  15. present: The parties are described as acquaintances known to each other, and the suspect is identified as a Virginia Tech student.
  16. absent: They note the two people were acquaintances and the suspect is a student, but they never spell out harm past the crime labels.
  17. absent: The text does not describe injuries, disruption, or other effects beyond naming the offense, so impact is absent.
  18. absent: Absent because no community wide effects, injuries, or other consequences beyond the named offenses are described.
  19. present: Impact is that the survivor and offender were known acquaintances and the suspect is a Virginia Tech student.
  20. present: Acquaintance status of survivor and offender and that the suspect is a Virginia Tech student add context beyond the hazard name whereas without those details only the offense label would stand.
  21. present: Survivor and offender know each other as acquaintances and the suspect attends Virginia Tech.
  22. absent: Acquaintance status and student affiliation are noted, but no severity or consequences beyond the offense names are stated.
  23. present: The alert notes the survivor and offender were acquaintances and that the suspect is a Virginia Tech student.
  24. present: Recipients are told the parties were acquaintances and the suspect is a Virginia Tech student, beyond the hazard label alone.
  25. present: The alert notes the parties were acquaintances and the suspect is a Virginia Tech student.