The online Sexual Assault Report Form has not yet been migrated from our previous website. The old page is still up and running and can be found at:

>> http://sexualassault.virginia.edu/third_party_report.html

What is a Third-Party or Anonymous Report?

An anonymous report is an unofficial means to inform the University administration that a sexual assault has occurred. It was developed to encourage reporting by students without risk of exposure or being forced to file charges. Because this is unofficial, the police cannot make an arrest based on this report, but it will provide useful information to the police, administration, and the Sexual Assault Education Coordinator regarding the types of assaults that are occurring here. You may file a Third-Party/Anonymous Report whether or not you later file a criminal complaint, or use any of the internal adjudication options at UVA. The report itself is kept on file at the University Police Department. If you send the report through this web page, however, the information will be sent without identifying headers to the Sexual Assault Education Office, where a form will be filled out based on the responses you provide. That form, in turn, will be sent to the police department.

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY:

Although in most cases the information you send will remain anonymous, nothing is ever completely confidential on the internet. Files may be illegally hacked into. In addition, if a criminal or civil case were to be filed, it is theoretically possible for the identity of the sender to be discovered if a subpoena were filed for this record, although, this would be an unsual situation. For greater security, if you send this form from a computer lab, AFTER you send your form, hit control-al-delete and the record of your form will be deleted from the server. If you have any concerns about confidentiality, you may wish to file your Third Party Report by calling SARA at 977-7273 or the Sexual Assault Education Office at 982-2774 without identifying yourself.

How do I fill this out?

The process is simple. If you prefer not to use the web, you can call the Sexual Assault Education Office (SAEO) at 982-2774, and one of the staff members will help you fill one out either in person or over the telephone. Alternatively, if you call SARA (977-7273), Office of the Dean of Students (Dean Sisson at 924-7427) or the UVA Police (924-7166), they also can help you do this by phone. If you want to send it electronically, continue on to the form below. You don't have to answer any questions that seem inappropriate to you or that you are uncomfortable answering.