{
  "id": "2021-10-08-columbia-university-sexual-assault-fondling-526w122st-2021-10-07",
  "slug": "columbia-university-sexual-assault-fondling-526w122st-2021-10-07-2021-10-08",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alerts",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-10-08",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Clery crime alert for a sexual offense near campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Clery crime alert for a sexual offense near campus",
    "summary": "Columbia Clery alert PDF via [Wayback](https://web.archive.org/web/20250101021134/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W13-Clery-Fondling-526W122St-2021-10-07.pdf).",
    "outcome": "See Clery alert.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published around 2021-10-08",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "CLERY CRIME ALERT - FONDLING\nOn October 7th, 2021 at approximately 06:45pm, an affiliate reported they\nwere fondled in the vestibule of 526 w. 122nd street. The unknown individual in the\nphotograph below did approach the victim from behind while making a delivery to\nthe building and made unwanted contact with the victim. The individual is last seen\ntraveling Northbound on Broadway past 122nd street at approximately 06:50pm. At\nthis time there is no report on file with the NYPD for this incident. If the identity of\nthe person is known, or if seen please contact Columbia Public Safety at 212-854-\n5555.\n\nPlease note – Clery crime alerts are distributed, pursuant to Federal law, for specific crimes in defined locations.\nThey do not present, nor are they intended to present, a complete picture of crime on campus.\n\nDeidre Fuchs Jose Vazquez\nExecutive Director of Investigations Senior Investigator\n212-854-8054 212-854-6634\nOctober 8, 2021 Case #21-002057",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250101021134/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W13-Clery-Fondling-526W122St-2021-10-07.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Columbia Clery PDF via Wayback",
      "annotations": [
        "pdftotext from Wayback Clery PDF"
      ],
      "characterCount": 961
    }
  ],
  "context": "Columbia Clery flyer ~2021-10-08; [Wayback PDF](https://web.archive.org/web/20250101021134/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W13-Clery-Fondling-526W122St-2021-10-07.pdf).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Clery PDF",
    "Wayback recovery"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Clery PDF (Wayback)",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250101021134/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W13-Clery-Fondling-526W122St-2021-10-07.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Columbia Clery index",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/content/clery-crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Columbia University",
      "url": "https://www.columbia.edu/",
      "type": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "sexual-assault",
    "clery",
    "columbia",
    "wayback"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}