{
  "id": "2026-09-03-northern-illinois-university-east-side-residence-hall-sexual-assault",
  "slug": "northern-illinois-university-east-side-residence-hall-sexual-assault-2026-09-03",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Northern Illinois University",
    "shortName": "NIU",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "NIU Safety Notification",
    "enrollment": 16000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-09-03",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "unknown",
    "headline": "Sexual assault in east-side residence hall basement",
    "headlinePublic": "Sexual assault in east-side residence hall basement",
    "summary": "NIU Police [posted a safety warning after a sexual assault in the basement of an east-side residence hall](https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/index.shtml) around 2:30 p.m. on September 3 2026, involving a person the victim met in the lobby.",
    "outcome": "Live index on 2026-09-14 still holds this as the current Safety Notification. Distinct from the 2026-02-06 and 2024-10-08 west-side residence-hall CSAs."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Incident ~2:30 p.m. Thursday September 3, 2026",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "The NIU Police Department is investigating a report of sexual assault that occurred on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at approximately 2:30 PM. The incident took place in the basement of a residence hall on the east side of campus by an individual the victim met in the lobby of the residence hall.\n\nPlease see below for a list of safety tips and resources.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/index.shtml",
      "sourceDescription": "NIU Safety Notifications current bulletin: Criminal Sexual Assault, east-side residence hall",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual HTML extract of the Details field 2026-09-14 EQUAL sha256 5e4029cc6939891067247b37c5de19faf1797c290d460114143c5f2e96369b98 chars=355. Incident/Date/Location table chrome omitted; Safety Tips and About Safety Bulletins boilerplate omitted. Details body stored, including the CMS 'Please see below for a list of safety tips and resources.' line that sits in the Details field.",
        "Location table says West Side of Campus while the Incident title and Details body say east side / east-side basement. Title+Details used. Distinct from 2026-02-06 west-side residence-hall CSA and from 2024-10-08 west-side residence-hall CSA."
      ],
      "characterCount": 355
    }
  ],
  "context": "NIU publishes Safety Notifications at [niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin](https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/index.shtml). Archived notifications: [safetybulletin/archive.shtml](https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/archive.shtml).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official sexual-assault safety warning for an east-side residence-hall basement; location-table west-side chrome contradicts the Details body."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "NIU Safety Warning - Criminal Sexual Assault - Residence Hall (East Side of Campus)",
      "url": "https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/index.shtml",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "niu",
    "2026",
    "sexual-assault"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}