{
  "id": "2026-01-24-virginia-tech-pritchard-hall-sexual-assault-crime-alert",
  "slug": "virginia-tech-pritchard-hall-sexual-assault-crime-alert-2026-01-24",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University",
    "shortName": "Virginia Tech",
    "state": "VA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "VT Alerts",
    "enrollment": 37000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-24",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Crime alert for sexual assault report at Pritchard Hall",
    "headlinePublic": "Crime alert for sexual assault report at Pritchard Hall",
    "summary": "Virginia Tech Police [published a Crime Alert](https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/01/crimealert-01-24-2026.html) for a sexual assault report at Pritchard Hall.",
    "outcome": "Ongoing investigation; community resources listed on the alert page."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "VTPD Crime Alert dated 2026-01-24",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "From: Virginia Tech Police Department\n\nOn Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, the Virginia Tech Police Department received a report of sexual assault. The incident occurred at Pritchard Hall (630 Washington Street) in the late hours of Jan. 21, 2026, into the early morning hours of Jan. 22, 2026. The survivor and offender were known to each other. The suspect is a student at Virginia Tech.\n\nAs reported, this incident meets the elements of Sexual Battery as defined in Virginia Code 18.2-67.4, Object sexual penetration as defined in Virginia Code 18.2-67.2, and Abduction as defined in Virginia Code 18.2-47.\n\nInformation disclosed here is limited to protect the identity, privacy, and rights of the survivor.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/01/crimealert-01-24-2026.html",
      "sourceDescription": "Virginia Tech News Crime Alert (VTPD)",
      "annotations": [
        "Lead incident paragraphs from official VT News Crime Alert page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 700
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official [Crime Alert](https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/01/crimealert-01-24-2026.html) from Virginia Tech Police via news.vt.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Acquaintance/student suspect framing in Clery crime alert"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Virginia Tech News Crime Alert",
      "url": "https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/01/crimealert-01-24-2026.html",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "sexual-assault",
    "timely-warning",
    "virginia-tech",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}