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  "id": "2023-08-21-penn-college-rose-street-commons-sexual-assault",
  "slug": "penn-college-rose-street-commons-sexual-assault-2023-08-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Pennsylvania College of Technology",
    "shortName": "Penn College",
    "state": "PA",
    "type": "technical-college",
    "alertSystemName": "Penn College Crime Alert / Timely Warning",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-08-21",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Sexual assault reported in Rose Street Commons apartment (reported Aug 21, 2023)",
    "headlinePublic": "Sexual assault reported in Rose Street Commons apartment (reported Aug 21, 2023)",
    "summary": "Pennsylvania College of Technology Police [published a crime alert/timely warning](https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings). Full text recovered from the official archive page.",
    "outcome": "See official Penn College crime alerts archive."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2023-08-21",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "August 21, 2023 at 11:00p.m., an 18-year-old student reported she was sexually assaulted in her Rose Street Commons apartment on Friday, August 18, 2023 at approximately 4:30p.m. The victim reported that she was inappropriately touched by a male student that was an acquaintance. If you find yourself in a similar situation or one in which you feel you are in danger, call a friend, a family member or the police immediately. If you have been the victim of a sexual assault and do not wish to report it to the police, you may contact Tanya Berfield, Title IX Coordinator for sexual misconduct issues, at 570-320-5228 or the Crisis Hotline anonymously at 1-800-326-8483 for help and support.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings",
      "sourceDescription": "Penn College Crime Alerts and Timely Warnings archive: August 21, 2023",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Pennsylvania College of Technology crime alerts page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 690,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Penn College crime alerts residual archive (wider b98). [Sexual assault reported in Rose Street Commons apartment (reported Aug 21, 2023)](https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Penn College crime alert text recovered from the university archive page."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Penn College Crime Alert - August 21, 2023",
      "url": "https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "technical-college",
    "pennsylvania",
    "penn-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}