{"355271":{"#nid":"355271","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Police Arrest Suspect in Dec. 8 Sexual Battery Incidents","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA man suspected in two sexual battery incidents on Tech\u2019s campus, related to the Clery Act Safety Alert issued Dec. 8, was arrested yesterday by the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohn Perry Smith, 43, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery. He is accused of committing the two acts on Monday, Dec. 8, on Tech\u2019s campus. The first incident, which was not reported until after the Clery Alert for the second incident, took place around 5:38 p.m. on Techwood Drive between 3rd and 4th streets. The second occurred a few minutes later at approximately 5:44 p.m. in a parking lot behind Brittain Dining Hall. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech police captured video of Smith and his vehicle that aided in making the arrest. He was booked into Fulton County Jail and awaits a bond hearing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We want to thank the community for the numerous tips they sent that made this arrest possible,\u0022 said Rob Connolly, interim chief of GTPD.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPolice remind students, faculty, and staff to be vigilant in reporting any suspicious activity they see on or near campus. GTPD can be reached at 404-894-2500. Crime tips can also be submitted through the free \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/services\/jacketguardian\/\u0022\u003ERave Guardian app\u003C\/a\u003E or at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:crimetips@police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecrimetips@police.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVideo and victim reports helped identify the perpetrator\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Video and victim reports helped identify the perpetrator"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-12-12 12:13:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:41","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"210071":{"id":"210071","type":"image","title":"GTPD patch","body":null,"created":"1449180018","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:00:18","changed":"1517410138","gmt_changed":"2018-01-31 14:48:58","alt":"gtpd patch","file":{"fid":"229324","name":"d3YEoCrZ_400x400.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/d3YEoCrZ_400x400.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/d3YEoCrZ_400x400.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":51349,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/d3YEoCrZ_400x400.jpg?itok=QefwesRG"}}},"media_ids":["210071"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/","title":"GTPD"},{"url":"http:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/crimeprevention\/tips\/","title":"Crime Prevention Safety Tips"}],"groups":[{"id":"1303","name":"GT Police Department"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"2408","name":"campus safety"},{"id":"3390","name":"Georgia Tech Police Department"},{"id":"2543","name":"GTPD"},{"id":"1773","name":"police"},{"id":"167060","name":"safety"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}