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LU Alert: Timely Warning Notification (24-003462)
Liberty University Police Department (LUPD) is sending this Timely Warning to the Liberty community in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Act, as this incident represents a Clery Act crime that occurred on Clery Act geography and poses a serious or continuing threat to the campus community.
A student is reported to be a victim of multiple instances of stalking that occurred between unknown dates. The individual showed up at the victim's place of work on-campus, as well as a personal gym located off-campus. Because of the individual's actions, the victim has been placed in fear for their safety.
The subject in this case has been identified.
If you are in immediate danger, please call the Liberty University Police Department at 434-592-3911 or 9-1-1.
This warning was issued the SAME DAY the U.S. Department of Education fined Liberty $14 million for Clery Act violations — the largest Clery fine in history at that time
The fine was for systemic underreporting between 2016 and 2023; a Target 7 investigation reported Liberty failed to accurately report 93% of campus crimes during that window
The stalking course-of-conduct extended across both on-campus (workplace) and off-campus (personal gym) locations — Clery applies because the on-campus workplace falls within Clery geography
'Subject in this case has been identified' is unusual specificity in stalking warnings — Liberty's recent Clery scrutiny may have pressured greater transparency
Liberty's case-numbering (24-003462) indicates the 3,462nd report of 2024 by early March — typical for a 15,000-student campus
Liberty University is a private evangelical R2 institution in Lynchburg, VA, the largest of its kind in the U.S.