Crime Alert
Sexual Assault-Fondling
The UMBC Police Department issues Crime Alerts to protect members of the University community, to promote safety, and to help reduce vulnerability.
Reported Incident: Fondling
Location: On Campus Residence Hall
Reported Date/Time: July 23, 2024, 10:48 a.m.
Incident Description: UMBC Police received a report of a fondling that occurred in an on campus residence hall on July 23, 2024. The victim was spending the night at a friend's on campus residence. When the victim woke up in the early morning hours, the known suspect was fondling the victim's genitals.
Sexual Violence Information and Resources
- Sexual assault is never the victim's fault. The only person responsible is the perpetrator.
- The most common type of sexual assault occurs between individuals known to one another, including current or former intimate partners or acquaintances.
- Alcohol and drugs are often used to create vulnerability. Studies of sexual assault incidents show a high correlation between non-stranger sexual assault and alcohol/drug use.
- Contact the Office of Equity and Civil Rights for on campus sexual violence resources.
Consent
- Consent is defined as a knowing, voluntary, and affirmatively communicated willingness to mutually participate in a particular sexual activity or behavior.
- Consent cannot be obtained by force, threat, coercion, fraud, manipulation, reasonable fear of injury, intimidation, or through the use of one's mental or physical helplessness or incapacity.
- Silence or lack of physical resistance does not equal consent. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
Additional Resources
- Call UMBC Police at 410-455-5555 to request a safety escort if you feel unsafe walking on or near campus.
- Students in need of support can contact Retriever Integrated Health.
- Faculty and staff can access support through the Employee Assistance Program.
Posted: July 23, 2024, 12:58 PM