Police investigating sexual assault report on Longwood campus

Published 10:04 am Monday, October 8, 2018

Longwood University’s Campus Police and Longwood Title IX office are investigating a sexual assault that allegedly occurred earlier Saturday morning at an on-campus residence.

Officials said in a statement that the departments are investigating a report of a non-stranger sexual assault.

Those with information are urged to contact the Longwood Police Department at (434) 395-2091.

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“Remember that consent for sexual activity is active, not passive, and that silence cannot be interpreted as consent,” officials said in the statement. To learn more about Longwood’s sexual misconduct policy, visit  http://www.longwood.edu/media/student-conduct-and-integrity/public-site/LU_Sexual_Misconduct_Policy.pdf

This article has been corrected from its original version.