Date of Issue:

Alert Number:
Nature:
Date of Incident:
Location of Incident:
Expires:

June 6, 2016
16-11
Sexual Assault - Rape
June 2 -3, 2016 approximately 2:00 a.m.
Parking Lot south of Newman Center for Performing Arts (Lot P)
June 27, 2016

Synopsis:
Today, Campus Safety received a report from Denver PD of a rape that occurred overnight between June 2nd and June 3rd
in the parking lot just south of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts (Lot P).

The student was at the Pioneer restaurant. The student and the suspect returned to her vehicle which was
parked on the lower level of Lot P where the rape occurred.

The suspect then fled the scene.

The Department of Campus Safety and the Denver Police Department are investigating this case.
Description of Suspects:
There is no suspect description at this time.

Sexual assault is never the fault of the victim. While nothing is failsafe, here are some items that everyone
should consider:
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Perpetrators choose victims for their vulnerability, not their sexiness or how they look or act. Rape is not a crime of sexual
desire. It is a crime of hostility and violence toward the victim. People often engage in victim blaming. It is a way to preserve
the false belief that they will be safe from sexual assault if only they do not do what the victim did. However, rape is
never the victims fault. Only the perpetrator chooses to commit sexual assault.

Be active in supporting a safe and respectful community. If you see others engaging in disrespectful or inappropriate
actions, speak up and get involved, or contact someone else to assist.

If you would like more information about how to be a proactive bystander, please participate in a Be a B.O.S.S. training.

Forcing sexual contact on another person without consent is against the law and against university policy. Someone who is
passed out, unconscious or incapacitated because of drugs or alcohol is unable to give consent. Sex without consent is
sexual assault. Rape is never the victims fault.

Trust your instincts. If you feel uneasy or sense something is wrong, call for help.

These alerts promote safety on the University of Denver campus and comply, in part, with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1990. The University uses its best efforts to provide information that is both
accurate and helpful, following accepted law enforcement practice in describing incidents, suspects and witness accounts.

Department of Campus Safety Emergency: 303.871.3000 Non-Emergency: 303.871.2334 www.du.edu/campussafety

If youve been sexually assaulted, tell someone there are resources to help you. Please see the last page of
this alert for more information.

These alerts promote safety on the University of Denver campus and comply, in part, with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1990. The University uses its best efforts to provide information that is both
accurate and helpful, following accepted law enforcement practice in describing incidents, suspects and witness accounts.

Department of Campus Safety Emergency: 303.871.3000 Non-Emergency: 303.871.2334 www.du.edu/campussafety

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DU Campus Safety Investigator
DU Anonymous Tip Line
Title IX Coordinator
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Department
Campus Safety (Emergency)
Campus Safety (Non-Emergency)
Campus Safety Anonymous Tip Line
Student Conduct
Center for Advocacy, Prevention
and Empowerment (CAPE)
Health & Counseling Center
Housing & Residential Education
(HRE)

720.913.2000
303.871.4226
303.871.3130
303.871.7481
303-871-6803

Michael.Fetrow@du.edu
Jean.McAllister@du.edu
Morgan.Sellers@du.edu

Functions
Responds to emergencies and crime on
campus
Call to report a crime, request a walking
escort or schedule a crime prevention
presentation
Anonymously report tips regarding
crime on campus
Issues no contact orders and oversees
the student judicial process
Provides confidential advocacy and
support for victims of sexual violence
Confidential reporting resource along
with professional counseling services
Can arrange room changes or initiate
reports

Telephone
911 then (303) 871-3000
(1-3000)
(303) 871-2334 (1-2334)
(303) 871-3130 (1-3130)
(303) 871-4504 (1-4504)
(303) 871-3853 (1-3853)
(303) 871-2205 (1-2205)
(303) 871-2246 (1-2246)

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These alerts promote safety on the University of Denver campus and comply, in part, with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1990. The University uses its best efforts to provide information that is both
accurate and helpful, following accepted law enforcement practice in describing incidents, suspects and witness accounts.

Department of Campus Safety Emergency: 303.871.3000 Non-Emergency: 303.871.2334 www.du.edu/campussafety