Ending serial sexual assault…one match at a time.

Over 90% of campus sexual assault are committed by repeat offenders. However, most survivors don't report. Callisto started with a goal to build a system that empowers survivors of sexual assault, rebuilds their sense of agency, prioritizes privacy, and facilitates coordinated action.

Our Solution

Our solution, Callisto Vault, leverages cutting edge encryption technology to protect survivors and provide a safe and secure alternative to reporting. Survivors can create a time-stamped record of their assault or match with survivors of the same perpetrator.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The proprietary Matching System within Callisto Vault, is the first and only tool that utilizes cryptography to provide a private alternative to a “whisper network” to ascertain if other survivors were harmed by the same perpetrator. This means survivors no longer have to go public with sexual assault allegations before they are fully prepared, without truly understanding their options for pursuing justice or awareness of the risks involved. Any serial perpetrator can be detected, regardless of their university affiliation. Callisto is a third-party non-profit organization and Callisto Vault is NOT connected in any way to colleges, universities, Title IX offices or law enforcement – a survivor has ultimate control over their next steps once a match is detected.

  • Documenting an assault can be helpful for a survivor to process the experience as well as store the details of the incident in a secure place where only the survivor has access. Trauma can impact the brain's ability to remember things, particularly in a chronological order. The Encrypted Record Form (ERF) in Callisto Vault walks a survivor through in a trauma-informed manner to help them recall the event and organize their experience.

    The ERF is a time stamped document that survivors can use to tell their family, friends, therapist, attorney, police, or other service provider what happened to them without having to repeat the details.

  • No. When a survivor uses Callisto Vault, their information is encrypted and stored within the system. Therefore, only the survivor has access to it. The one exception is if they enter into the Matching System and a match occurs. In that case, the assigned Legal Options Counselor (LOC) will have access to the basic information submitted. However, this information is protected by attorney-client privilege.

By matching survivors of the same perpetrator, we give them strength to coordinate action - whether that action is healing or seeking justice. And there’s strength in numbers so when survivors match, they may feel validated that they were not the only one, especially if they were blamed for the assault or feel shame about it.

“I think what makes Callisto so important is that it expands on the limited resources available to survivors on campus. And it gives them an alternative to options such as Title IX. It also just creates an overall safe space and puts the power back into the survivor’s hands.” -Nina, Florida State University

“I wish I had a tool like the Matching System when I was a college student. All these years later, I still worry that my assailant hurt someone else. Callisto Vault could have helped me heal while also protecting others.”

-Anonymous Parent & Survivor of Campus Sexual Assault

 

Repeat perpetrators commit 90% of sexual assaults. When a survivor enters into matching using Callisto Vault, we can help identify repeat perpetrators across our network. This supports community safety by potentially stopping a repeat perpetrator from harming others. Additionally, survivors sometimes are better prepared to navigate the system if they have someone else who has also experienced the same thing.