OU Police responded to a reported sexual assault at 4:19 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7.
The report by officer Doug Hersey listed the location of the incident as the 7th-floor west of Couch Tower, 1524 Asp Ave. The incident is listed as first degree rape with a criminal classification of forcible rape given on the report.
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No arrest has been made, and the case is still under investigation, OUPD spokesperson Maj. Bruce Chan said. Chan provided no further comments to The Daily about the case.
According to the Clery Act, colleges and universities are required to issue timely warnings about crimes that pose a serious or ongoing threat to students and employees.
The university's policy says a timely warning is sent out if there is a threat to the campus at large, OU press secretary Corbin Wallace said. If university officials don't see the incident as a threat to the community, no warning is issued.
“Each case is assessed on a case by case under the Clery Act, and a timely warning is when a case fits that criteria,” Wallace said.
No warning was issued about the Nov. 7 incident.
Amy Buchanan, assistant director for marking and communications for OU Housing and Food Services, said that Housing and Food Services staff and administrators report any assault to the appropriate campus departments, such as the Title XI office, Student Conduct and OUPD.
From there, the student is informed of available programs and support services, as well as actions they can take, Buchanan said.
