IU Bloomington Reporting

IU Bloomington

When you experience sexual misconduct, you are not to blame. It doesn’t matter when it happened, where it happened, or what the circumstances surrounding the incident were. It’s not your fault.

By coming forward and reporting your experience, you can make a big difference. You can help make our campus and community safer for everyone—and prevent the person who hurt you from harming anyone else.

There are several avenues you can take to report a sexual misconduct incident. If you need help sorting through your options or would like help getting the process started, you can contact a Confidential Victim Advocate in the Office for Sexual Violence Prevention and Victim Advocacy, at cva@indiana.edu or 812-856-2469.

Reporting an incident to campus authorities

If you experience sexual misconduct on campus, you can and should report it to the IU Office of Institutional Equity. While this won’t initiate criminal action, if the accused is a student, it will open the door to charges filed through the campus student conduct system. This is an administrative process that can result in academic action, up to and including expulsion from IU Bloomington.

Other avenues may be available if the accused is not a student.

If you choose to pursue this option, no-contact and no-trespass orders can be issued so you don’t have to face the accused. You can also file a report but decline to pursue an investigation, if that’s what you wish.

How to contact the Office of Institutional Equity

The office is located at 420 N Walnut Street. You can call them at 812-855-7559.

Report an incident online

Sexual Misconduct & Title IX Coordination

Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, sexual misconduct is considered a form of sex discrimination. You may file a report of sexual misconduct or sex discrimination with the any of the following university coordinators.

University Sexual Misconduct & Title IX Coordinator

Jennifer Kincaid, Associate Vice President of Insitutional Equity & Title IX Coordinator, 812-855-7559

Deputy Sexual Misconduct & Title IX Coordinators

Laura Mals, University Director of Student Sexual Misconduct Investigations, 812-855-7559

Libby Spotts, Director of the Office of Student Conduct, 812-855-5419

Reporting an incident to the police

You should report your experience to the police as soon as possible after the incident. Police will be more likely to be able to get the evidence they need to make an arrest if you talk to them about what happened while the event is still clear in your memory. The police will interview you about what happened and ask you to have your doctor or another health professional collect medical evidence of the assault.

Reporting the incident to the police does not mean you have to seek prosecution. However, the police will be able take action to keep other students and community members safe.

How to contact the police

Indiana University Police Department

The IU Police Department responds to incidents on campus and is located at 1469 East 17th Street, and officers are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call them at 812-855-4111 or by dialing 911.

Bloomington Police Department

The Bloomington Police Department respond to incidents that take place within the City of Bloomington and is located at 220 East Third Street. You can call them at 812-339-4477 or by dialing 911.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Department

The Sheriff’s Department responds to incidents that take place inside Monroe County, but outside Bloomington city limits and is located at 301 North College Avenue. You can call them at 812-349-2742.