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WEBVTT BRENNAN: STATISTICS SHOW THATONE IN FOUR COLLEGE STUDENTSWILL EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OFSEXUAL ASSAULT ON CAMPUS.A PROBLEM TODD BALDREE SAYS HITSCLOSE TO HOME.>> HAVING A YOUNG DAUGHTER, ITJUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE THAT WECOULDN'T FIGURE OUT A WAY TO USETECHNOLOGY TO TRY TO SOLVE SOMEOF THESE PROBLEMBRENNAN: AFTER RESEARCHING,BALDREE CREATED A DEVICE CALLED"ALUMA CONNECT" THAT ATTACHES TOTHE BACK OF YOUR CELL PHONE.>> IT IS THE ONE THING THATEVERYONE HAS WITH THEM AT ALLTIMES.YOU NEVER HAVE TO REMEMBER TOBRING IT WITH YOU.BRENNAN: THE DEVICE COMES WITH AWRISTBAND.WHEN YOU PULL A TOGGLE --AN ALARM SOUNDS AND A TEXT ISSENT TO FIVE CONTACTS, SAYINGYOU MAY NEED HELP.>> ON THEIR PHONE A MAP POPS UPOF YOUR LOCATION AND THEN THEYCAN BE CONNECTED VIA CONFERENCECALL.BRENNAN: THE DEVICE ALSO COMESWITH A SILENT BUTTON THAT SENDSA TEXT WITHOUT SOUNDING ANALARM.CLINICAL COUNSELOR TRACY CARSONSAYS THIS FEATURE IS ESPECIALLYUSEFUL TO COLLEGE STUDENTS WHOMAY HAVE THOUGHT THEY WERE SAFE.WOMEN ARE TELLING ME, I KNEWMY PERPETRATOR.I KNEW THE PERSON WHO ASSAULTEDME.I NEVER THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVEDONE THIS TO ME.BRENNAN: BALDREE KNOWS THE ALUMACONNECT WON'T PREVENT SEXUALASSAULT COMPLETELY.>> BUT WE DO THINK THIS IS GOINGTO TAKE A BIG DENT AND CHANGESOME PEOPLE'S LIVES.BRENNAN: BRENNAN MCDAVID, WYFF