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Approximate reconstructionReconstructed from KHQ, KREM, and Fox 28 Spokane news coverage published September 5, 2022, citing the Gonzaga campus email notification707 chars
The Gonzaga community is being notified of a reported sexual assault per requirements of the Clery Act.
Gonzaga University officials were notified that a sexual assault was reported as having occurred in a campus residence hall shortly after midnight on September 4, 2022.
Gonzaga Campus Security has directed the victim to the appropriate campus resources. A Title IX investigation is now underway. Gonzaga will follow Title IX policy and procedure and will have no further comment on this matter to preserve privacy.
The alleged responsible party is known to the reporting party.
Gonzaga has zero tolerance for any form of sexual abuse or misconduct. Support resources are available to those impacted.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
The phrase 'the alleged responsible party is known to the reporting party' is a standard Clery acquaintance-assault disclosure formula used to convey that a stranger is not at large
The 'no further comment to preserve privacy' language appears in multiple Gonzaga communications around this notification, reflecting the private-institution approach of minimizing public disclosure beyond statutory requirements
Gonzaga Campus Security & Public Safety (CSPS) is a campus security authority, not a sworn law enforcement agency; its referral to 'campus resources' rather than criminal investigation is standard for acquaintance cases at private institutions
This notification came during the first week of the 2022 fall semester -- a period that campus safety researchers call 'the Red Zone,' when first-year students face elevated sexual assault risk