{
  "id": "2026-06-04-virginia-tech-cid-sexual-battery-crime-alert",
  "slug": "virginia-tech-cid-sexual-battery-crime-alert-2026-06-04",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University",
    "shortName": "Virginia Tech",
    "state": "VA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "VT Alerts",
    "enrollment": 37000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-06-04",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Crime alert for sexual battery report at Creativity and Innovation District",
    "headlinePublic": "Crime alert for sexual battery report at Creativity and Innovation District",
    "summary": "On June 4, 2026, the Virginia Tech Police Department [published a Crime Alert](https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/06/crimealert-06-04-2026.html) after receiving a sexual assault report involving an acquaintance student suspect at Creativity and Innovation District (185 Kent Street).",
    "outcome": "Ongoing investigation; community resources listed in the alert."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "From: Virginia Tech Police Department\n\nOn Thursday, June 4, 2026, the Virginia Tech Police Department received a report of a sexual assault. The incident occurred at Creativity and Innovation District (185 Kent Street) in the early hours of June 6, 2026. The survivor and offender were known to each other and are best described as acquaintances. The suspect is a student at Virginia Tech.\n\nAs reported, this incident meets the elements of Sexual Battery as defined in Virginia Code 18.2-67.4.\n\nInformation disclosed here is limited to protect the identity, privacy, and rights of the survivor.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/06/crimealert-06-04-2026.html",
      "sourceDescription": "Virginia Tech News Crime Alert (VTPD)",
      "annotations": [
        "Lead incident paragraphs from official VT News Crime Alert; date anomaly in source (received June 4, incident early hours June 6) preserved in verbatim text."
      ],
      "characterCount": 594,
      "timestampApprox": "Notice date 2026-06-04"
    }
  ],
  "context": "On June 4, 2026, the Virginia Tech Police Department [published a Crime Alert](https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/06/crimealert-06-04-2026.html) after receiving a sexual assault report involving an acquaintance student suspect at Creativity and Innovation District (185 Kent Street). Source page: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/06/crimealert-06-04-2026.html.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official public timely warning / safety notice with full body text"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Virginia Tech News Crime Alert (VTPD)",
      "url": "https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/06/crimealert-06-04-2026.html",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "sexual-assault",
    "timely-warning",
    "virginia-tech",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}