Ohio University police searching for rape suspect
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio University police are searching for a man they said raped a student early Sunday morning.
In a campus crime alert issued Sunday, police said the incident happened at Sargent Hall at approximately 1 a.m.
According to the alert, the victim met the suspect at the Red Brick Tavern in Athens on Saturday night. The victim said the suspect walked her back to her dorm room and “engaged her in sexual conduct without her consent.” The woman resisted and the suspect fled the room, the alert states.
The suspect, who told the victim his name was Jude, is described as approximately six feet tall with an average build and shoulder-length brown hair.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ohio University police at 740-593-1911.