Sexual Assault

IF A SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS OCCURED

GO TO A SAFE PLACE. You may want to contact someone you know and trust to be with you.

CONTACT A RESOURCE.
- On campus, please call Public Safety, Health Services, Counseling Services, Dean of Students Office, Residence Life Staff or Advocate. On-Campus Resources
- You always have the option to contact a resource off-campus, such as a Law Enforcement Agency and/or Counseling Service. Public Safety can help you to make these contacts. Off-campus Resources
PRESERVE EVIDENCE. Please do not shower, change clothes, douche or brush your teeth.
SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT at Student Health Services or Putnam County Hospital. You should receive treatment for injuries and tests for pregnancy and STDs. Public Safety can contact Health Services after hours or provide transportation to and from the hospital.
EVIDENCE COLLECTION. Student Health Service nurses have received specialized training in the examination and evidence collection for persons who have been involved in a sexual assault. They are available 24 hours a day to provide private and confidential service. It is very important to preserve evidence for proof of a criminal offense.

Public Safety Services

Public Safety can help you consider both the legal and campus judicial process. You also have the opportunity to report to another Law Enforcement Agency. We can assist you with making contact with another agency.

An incident may also be reported to Student Affairs or any campus official. The Office of the Dean of Students will make changes in a survivor's academic and living situation if cause for modification relates to an incident and is reasonably possible.

Reporting the incident is a separate act from deciding whether or not to pursue legal and/or disciplinary action, but enhances efforts to promptly and thoroughly investigate the incident.

Sexual assault is a violation of Indiana state law and University policy, and therefore subject to criminal prosecution AND the University judicial process.

The University will not tolerate any form of sexual assault or harassment and will treat violations of the law and University policy very seriously. The University is committed to thoroughly investigating all reports of sexual assault. Prompt reporting is key to both the recovery of the survivor and the judicial process.

To foster a greater awareness about sexual misconduct issues, the Public Safety Department offers various awareness programs aimed at minimizing all forms of sexual misconduct and domestic violence.
- The programs are presented throughout the year and are available to any campus group upon request.
- To increase this effort, several members of the Public Safety Staff are involved with the DePauw Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Task Force. The task force is aimed specifically at research and development of educational programs and evaluating the issue of Sexual Assault on campus. Crime Prevention Page

Any one with knowledge about such an incident should promptly report the situation to the Student Affairs Office or the Public Safety Department.

Sexual Misconduct Policy
(includes explanation of Judicial Process)