Monday, May 14, 2012

Female reports Sunday rape

By on January 13, 2009

A black female in her early twenties reported she was raped Sunday between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. in the Riverbend Apartment complex.

According to the Athens Clarke-County police report:

Officer John Jennings met with the victim at St. Mary’s Hospital where she described the event.

The suspect is a white University Ph.D student.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about sexual assault and prevention, consult the following resources:

Larry Gourdine, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator
Office of Violence Prevention: 706-542-7233
Kathryn Keith Sims, Executive Director of Safe Campuses Now
706-354-1115; kksims@safecampusesnow.org
ACC Police: 706-613-3345
UGA Campus Police: 706-542-5813

The incident was alcohol related and there are seven documented witnesses.

The victim can identify the suspect and intends to press charges, according to the report.

Efforts to reach ACC Police for clarification were unsuccessful as of Tuesday night.

In the last year, there have been five rapes. Last semester, there was only one.

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