Content warning: This story contains information about sexual assault.
An individual reported a sexual assault that occurred in a west campus residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison at approximately 1:00 a.m. Sunday, according to an email the university sent to students Tuesday.
The email said the victim and offender knew each other. The incident was not reported to the UW-Madison Police Department, and there is no active police investigation at this time.
Those with information or videos related to the assault can contact UWPD’s non-emergency line at (608) 264-2677.
Student support and community resources are available via University Health Services’ crisis line at (608) 265-5600, option 9.
Ella Hanley is the college news editor for The Daily Cardinal. She previously served as associate news editor and wrote for the city and state news desks. She is a fourth-year journalism and criminal justice student. She has written breaking news and in-depth on Trump administration funding cuts to UW-Madison and local Madison people and organizations. Her work reporting on Yung Gravy has been featured in the New York Times. Follow her on Twitter at @ellamhanley.
