Editor’s note: This story includes mention of sexual violence or assault. Resources are available here.
The Indiana Daily Student recognizes that sexual violence and assault are pertinent issues on college campuses across the nation, including at IU Bloomington. According to the American Psychological Association, sexual assault makes up the greatest proportion, 43%, of all on-campus crimes in the U.S. More often than not, sexual assaults go unreported, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
In 2024, the IU Police Department recorded 60 cases of sexual assault on IU Bloomington’s campus. The IDS tracked 35 reports of sexual violence on the IUPD Daily Log in the fall 2025 semester.
The IDS is committed to keeping the community aware of this issue on IU Bloomington’s campus and any available resources. This page will be updated with information on sexual violence cases reported on the IUPD Daily Log if available.
So far this semester, the IU Police Department has received 14 reports of sexual violence, which includes reports of sexual assault, rape and sexual battery.
- Sexual assault is defined by IU as any sex offense that meets the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report program’s definitions of rape, fondling, incest or statutory rape.
- Rape is defined by IU as the nonconsensual penetration of private body parts by an object or another person’s body part. IU’s definition also includes oral penetration by a sex organ of another person.
- Sexual battery is defined by Indiana code as the nonconsensual touching of another person’s private body parts to satisfy the sexual desires of the perpetrator or another individual.
March 2
IUPD received a report of from the Office of Civil Rights Compliance on March 2 of an alleged sexual assault that occurred overnight between Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 at an on-campus Greek house, IUPD Public Information Officer Julia Nowak wrote in an email.
The individual involved has not reported the case to IUPD, Nowak wrote. The case has been referred to university officials for review.
Feb. 26
IUPD received a report from the Office of Civil Rights Compliance on Feb. 26 of an alleged sexual assault that occurred Feb. 25 at the Sigma Pi fraternity house, IUPD Public Information Officer Julia Nowak wrote in an email.
A sexual assault evidence kit is being stored at IUPD, Nowak wrote. The case has not been reported to IUPD by the individual involved. The case was referred to university officials and awaits review.
Feb. 24
IUPD received a report of an alleged sexual assault that occurred Feb. 22 outside Eigenmann Hall from the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, IUPD Public Information Officer Julia Nowak wrote in an email.
The victim did not report the incident to IUPD, Nowak wrote, and the case was referred to university officials for review.
Feb. 23
IUPD officers picked up a sexual assault evidence kit from the IU Student Health Center Feb. 23. The assault happened somewhere on the IU Bloomington campus, IUPD Public Information Officer Julia Nowak wrote in an email.
The victim did not report the incident to IUPD, Nowak wrote.
Feb. 11
IUPD received a report from the Office of Civil Rights Compliance of a sexual assault alleged to have occurred Feb. 8 at Ashton Center’s Johnston Hall.
The individual involved did not report the incident to IUPD, and the case was referred to university officials for review, IUPD Public Information Officer Hannah Cornett wrote in an email.
Feb. 9
The IU Police Department received a report Feb. 9 of a sexual assault that occurred Jan. 16 at the Collins Living-Learning Center, IUPD Public Information Officer Hannah Cornett wrote in an email.
The victim received resources for support services, and the suspect was trespassed from all IU property. The investigation is ongoing, Cornett wrote.
Feb. 4
The IU Police Department received a report from the Office of Civil Rights Compliance regarding a sexual assault that occurred at Briscoe Quadrangle on Dec. 3, 2025, IUPD Public Information Officer Hannah Cornett said in an email. The daily crime log shows strangulation was alleged in the same case.
The victim did not report the case to IUPD, Cornett wrote, and the case was referred to university officials for review.
Feb. 3
The IU Police Department met with an IU student who reported being repeatedly raped by their partner from Aug. 25, 2025, to Dec. 19, 2025, IUPD Public Information Officer Hannah Cornett said in an email. She wrote that after the relationship ended, the victim realized the sexual acts were non-consensual.
The victim estimated their partner coerced them to use marijuana before engaging with them sexually while they were incapacitated on 58 occasions, Cornett wrote.
Cornett wrote the victim does not wish to pursue criminal charges.
The suspect has been trespassed from all Indiana University property, and an investigation is ongoing, Cornett wrote.
The daily crime log lists 58 incidents of rape, minor domestic battery and possession of marijuana under the same case.
Feb. 2
IU Police Department officers were dispatched to the IU Student Health Center to take a report from the victim of a sexual assault that occurred at Read Hall overnight between Jan. 28 and 29 at Read Residence Hall, IUPD Public Information Officer Hannah Cornett said in an email.
The victim received support resources, Cornett wrote. The investigation is ongoing.
Jan. 30
The IU Police Department received a report from the Office of Civil Rights Compliance about a sexual assault Jan. 28 at Union Street Apartments, IUPD Public Information Officer Hannah Cornett said in an email. The daily crime log shows burglary, minor domestic battery and strangulation were also alleged in the same report.
The victim involved did not report the incident to IUPD, Cornett wrote, and the case was referred to university officials for review.
Jan. 23
The IU Police Department received a report from the Office of Civil Rights Compliance regarding a sexual assault Dec. 10 at Briscoe Quadrangle, IUPD Public Information Officer Hannah Cornett said in an email.
The victim involved did not report the incident to IUPD, Cornett wrote, and the case was referred to university officials for review.
Jan. 21
The IU Police Department received a report Jan. 21 from the Office of Civil Rights Compliance regarding a sexual assault Dec. 6 at Eigenmann Hall, IUPD Public Information Officer Julia Nowak said in an email.
The victim involved did not report the incident to IUPD, and the case was referred to university officials for review, Nowak wrote.
Jan. 20
The IU Police Department received a report Jan. 20 of a sexual assault that occurred the same day at Eigenmann Hall, IUPD Public Information Officer Julia Nowak said in an email.
The victim received resources for support services, and the investigation is ongoing, Nowak wrote.
Jan. 12
The Office of Civil Rights Compliance reported a case of sexual assault to the IU Police Department on Jan. 12. An individual was allegedly assaulted between Aug. 24, 2025, and Sept. 30, 2025, on the IU Bloomington campus, according to an email from IUPD Public Information Officer Hannah Cornett.
The incident was not reported to IUPD by the individual involved. This case has been referred to university officials for review.
CORRECTION: This story has been updated to accurately reflect the number of cases of sexual violence reported in fall 2025.
