{"id":1483926,"date":"2026-02-26T23:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T05:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1483926"},"modified":"2026-03-01T15:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T21:31:16","slug":"sexual-assault-suspect-poses-as-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1483926","title":{"rendered":"Sexual assault suspect poses as student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/2026-02-26_234114-202x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1483927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/2026-02-26_234114-202x200.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/2026-02-26_234114-354x350.jpg 354w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/2026-02-26_234114.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>TYLER \u2013 The UT Tyler Police Department is currently investigating a sexual assault case that was reportedly committed in student housing by a person pretending to be a student. The case was reported to UT Tyler police on Wednesday but occurred in student housing between 9 p.m. and midnight on Tuesday. A UT Tyler notification said the suspect in the sexual assault is known to them. The suspect reportedly pretended to be a student associated with UT Tyler in an online chat group before meeting up with a female student at their dorm room, where they were sexually assaulted, according to UT Tyler PD.<\/p>\n<p>UT Tyler PD detectives are actively investigating this case and temporary measures to improve campus safety have been put in place.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Officials offered the following safety recommendations and resources for the community following the sexual assault:<\/p>\n<p>    Trust your Instincts: If a situation feels unsafe or uncomfortable, remove yourself if possible.<br \/>\n    Meet in Public Places: If you are not well acquainted with someone, consider meeting at a neutral and public location.<br \/>\n    Communication: Clearly communicate your boundaries.  You have the right to say \u201cno\u201d to any unwanted touch or activity at any time, regardless of prior interactions.<br \/>\n    Report: Report any and all suspicious activity to police as soon as you are aware of it.<br \/>\n    Emergency: 911 or 903-566-7300 for Campus Police<br \/>\n    Title IX Office: STE 120A or 903-565-5760<br \/>\n    Confidential Counseling: University Center 3170 or 903-565-5746<br \/>\n    Timely Care: <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/uttyler\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/timelycare.com\/uttyler<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER \u2013 The UT Tyler Police Department is currently investigating a sexual assault case that was reportedly committed in student housing by a person pretending to be a student. The case was reported to UT Tyler police on Wednesday but occurred in student housing between 9 p.m. and midnight on Tuesday. A UT Tyler notification &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1483926\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sexual assault suspect poses as student<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1484216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/2026-02-26_234114-202x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1483926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 23:41:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/2026-02-26_234114-202x200.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1483926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1483926"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1483926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1484533,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1483926\/revisions\/1484533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1484216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1483926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1483926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1483926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}