{
  "id": "2024-09-28-university-of-kentucky-residence-hall-sexual-assault",
  "slug": "university-of-kentucky-residence-hall-sexual-assault-2024-09-28",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Kentucky",
    "shortName": "UK",
    "state": "KY",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UK Crime Bulletin",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-09-28",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "headline": "Sexual assault reported inside a residence hall room; suspect known to the victim",
    "headlinePublic": "Sexual assault reported inside a residence hall room; suspect known to the victim",
    "summary": "On October 1, 2024, the [University of Kentucky Police Department](https://police.uky.edu/) issued a [Crime Bulletin](https://police.uky.edu/get-informed/crime-bulletin) reporting that a student had been sexually assaulted [inside her own residence hall room](https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-police-department-issues-crime-bulletin-5) on Saturday, September 28, 2024 by a known suspect. It was [one of at least seven sexual-assault Crime Bulletins](https://www.wkyt.com/2024/10/22/uk-investigating-4th-reported-sexual-assault-campus-two-months/) UK issued during the fall 2024 semester.",
    "outcome": "Investigation ongoing. Suspect was known to the victim.",
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Tuesday, October 1, 2024 (UK posts Crime Bulletins to UKNow within hours of the report)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "UK Crime Bulletin: Sexual Assault\n\nOn Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, the UK Police Department received a report of a sexual assault that occurred on UK's campus. The incident is reported to have occurred Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 inside the victim's room in a residence hall. The suspect is known to the victim.\n\nThe UK Police Department is actively investigating this incident, and the appropriate campus units are working with individuals involved to provide resources and support.\n\nThis Crime Bulletin is being issued in compliance with the 'Timely Notice' provision of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-police-department-issues-crime-bulletin-5",
      "sourceDescription": "UKNow: UK Police Department issues crime bulletin (Oct 2024)",
      "annotations": [
        "UK uses 'Crime Bulletin' as its brand for Clery timely warnings, distinct from 'UK Alert' for emergency notifications",
        "The bulletin specifies the assault occurred 'inside the victim's room in a residence hall' and that 'the suspect is known to the victim'",
        "The bulletin cites the 1998 Jeanne Clery Disclosure Act, the year of the Higher Education Amendments that renamed the original 1990 Act",
        "VIP Center, Counseling Center, UKPD, and the Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center are all listed with phone numbers in the resource block",
        "This was one of [at least seven sexual-assault Crime Bulletins](https://www.wkyt.com/2024/10/22/uk-investigating-4th-reported-sexual-assault-campus-two-months/) UK issued during the fall 2024 semester, prompting [Kentucky Kernel reporting](https://kykernel.com/124745/news/uk-student-sends-residence-hall-security-concerns-to-university-following-kernel-tiktok/) on residence-hall lock systems"
      ],
      "characterCount": 666
    }
  ],
  "context": "The [University of Kentucky Police Department](https://police.uky.edu/) issues Clery [timely warnings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clery_Act) under the name 'Crime Bulletin' and posts them to [UKNow](https://uknow.uky.edu/) and the [UK Police Crime Bulletins page](https://www.uky.edu/police/crime-bulletins). The October 1, 2024 [residence-hall acquaintance assault](https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-police-department-issues-crime-bulletin-5) was the second of at least seven sexual-assault Crime Bulletins UK issued during fall 2024, a cluster that prompted [WKYT](https://www.wkyt.com/2024/10/22/uk-investigating-4th-reported-sexual-assault-campus-two-months/) to run a story headlined 'UK investigating 4th reported sexual assault on campus in two months,' and led to a [Kentucky Kernel investigation](https://kykernel.com/124745/news/uk-student-sends-residence-hall-security-concerns-to-university-following-kernel-tiktok/) into residence-hall lock and tailgate-entry vulnerabilities. UK's Crime Bulletins consistently embed the [VIP Center](https://www.uky.edu/vipcenter/) 24-hour line, the [Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center](https://www.bluegrassrapecrisis.org/) 24-hour line, and the [UK Counseling Center](https://www.uky.edu/counseling/), a thorough resource-listing practice peer institutions often abridge.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "One of at least 7 sexual-assault Crime Bulletins UK issued in fall 2024, a cluster that drew Kentucky Kernel and WKYT scrutiny",
    "The bulletin explicitly states the assault occurred 'inside the victim's room in a residence hall'",
    "UK's bulletin cites the 1998 Jeanne Clery Act amendments year",
    "Resource block lists UKPD, VIP Center, Counseling Center, and Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center each with 24-hour numbers",
    "The bulletin reports the suspect was known to the victim"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UK Police Department issues crime bulletin — UKNow, October 2024",
      "url": "https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-police-department-issues-crime-bulletin-5",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UK Crime Bulletins archive",
      "url": "https://www.uky.edu/police/crime-bulletins",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UK investigating 4th reported sexual assault on campus in two months — WKYT",
      "url": "https://www.wkyt.com/2024/10/22/uk-investigating-4th-reported-sexual-assault-campus-two-months/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "UK student sends residence hall security concerns to university — Kentucky Kernel",
      "url": "https://kykernel.com/124745/news/uk-student-sends-residence-hall-security-concerns-to-university-following-kernel-tiktok/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "sexual-assault",
    "acquaintance",
    "timely-warning",
    "crime-bulletin",
    "residence-hall",
    "public-r1",
    "sec",
    "fall-2024-cluster"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}