University of Chicago Identifies Person of Interest in 21-Year-Old's Fraternity Assault
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Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 14
University of Chicago Identifies Person of Interest in 21-Year-Old's Fraternity Assault
3 articles · Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 14
Summary
University of Chicago said Tuesday it had identified a person of interest in the reported sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman at the Alpha Epsilon Pi house near campus; no arrest had been made.
Police records say the woman felt unwell after drinking at a fraternity party early Sunday, and two friends found her not fully conscious in a bathroom with a partially undressed man after men outside allegedly tried to block entry.
The university said witness statements, campus video and license-plate-reader evidence corroborated the identification, and the person of interest is not affiliated with the school.
Alpha Epsilon Pi's chapter denied any member was involved or complicit and said it was cooperating; the national fraternity told the chapter to halt events during the investigation.
The case has intensified scrutiny of fraternity culture at Chicago and nationally, coming amid renewed attention to campus sexual assault after a separate reported attack at Cornell.