A sexual assault said to have occurred between the night of Saturday, March 29, and the following morning was reported Tuesday, April 1.
The report, filed anonymously by a Safe Harbor employee who spoke directly to the victim, states that the alleged assault took place in a campus dormitory after the victim drank a non-alcoholic beverage at an on-campus party.
The victim claims to have no memory after that.
"As far as this particular case goes, the investigation is over," said Susan McCallister, Associate Director of Information and Education with the AU Department of Public Safety. "This was an anonymous report, so there was not a police report, so there's not a police investigation because that's not possible with the amount of information available."
Information about the on-campus party, the organization hosting it, the location of the crime scene and the specifics about the non-alcoholic beverage were not reported, McCallister said.
Despite there being few details available and no police report, McCallister said the department of public safety still feels obligated to notify the student body through email to spread awareness and provide a place to come forward information.
This is the second sexual assault report filed during the 2014 spring semester and the second to be reported anonymously.
McCallister said that if there was enough information given to investigate, the university would provide the support necessary for the Auburn police department to carry out it's own investigation.
The East Alabama Medical Center has a specialized sexual assault center with rape kits available for survivors of sexual assault to have evidence collected in the event that they wish to pursue an investigation while remaining anonymous.
McCallister would not comment on the state of the victim.
"Certainly the university is doing what it can to try and find out more information, and we're encouraging people to report anything that they're aware of," McCallister said. "If they witnessed something or are aware of any criminal activity they should report that directly to the police."
Anyone with information related to this or another crime is asked to report to the police immediately (911 for emergencies, 334-501-3100 for non-emergencies.) \0x200B
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