{
  "id": "2016-08-31-penn-college-sexual-assault-report-aug-2016",
  "slug": "penn-college-sexual-assault-report-aug-2016-2016-08-31",
  "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": "2016-08-31",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Sexual assault reported late afternoon to Penn College Police",
    "headlinePublic": "Sexual assault reported late afternoon to Penn College Police",
    "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": "2016-08-31",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "August 31, 2016 Late this afternoon, a 20-year-old female reported to Penn College Police that she was sexually assaulted yesterday (Tuesday, August 30) between 2:30 and 3 p.m. in the west stairwell of the Klump Academic Center. She reports that she was grabbed from behind by a white male, who then forcefully fondled her. The assailant is described as roughly 6 ft. tall, of medium build, with short brown hair and a slight beard. He was wearing a leaf camo t-shirt, dark blue jeans, brown work boots, and a green baseball cap. There is a possibility that others may have passed him in the stairwell or hallways of the Academic Center prior to the attack. If anyone has seen this individual or has additional information, please contact Penn College Police at 570-321-5555. Attempted Burglary Off Campus Penn College Police were notified by Williamsport Bureau of Police that an attempted burglary had occurred in the 1000 block of Vine Avenue at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 14.",
      "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 31, 2016",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Pennsylvania College of Technology crime alerts page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 975,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Penn College crime alerts residual archive (wider b98). [Sexual assault reported late afternoon to Penn College Police](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 31, 2016",
      "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"
}