A female student reported being sexually assaulted by an unknown male Tuesday night shortly after 11 p.m.
According to Jon Barnwell, patrol division commander with Campus Police, the student was walking on the south side of Thomas Hall at Yarborough Drive and Derieux Place when the incident occurred.
The suspect approached the victim and attempted to put his hands down her pants, but the victim kneed the suspect in the groin and fled the scene, according to Barnwell.
“The investigation is ongoing,” Barnwell said. “We are following up on leads and reviewing CCTV[closed-circuit television] video.”
According to Barnwell, there are not any cameras in the area where the attack occurred, but there are cameras in areas that the suspect would have gone through in order to reach the location of the attack.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact Campus Police at (919)515-3000.
