Thursday, September 14, 2006

Student assaulted in apartment off campus

Police investigating break-in; seeking information on suspect
Thursday, September 14, 2006

A Duke University student living in the off-campus Belmont Apartments reported to Durham Police that she was assaulted Monday night [September 11] in her residence.The student, who is 21, told Durham police that a man entered her unlocked apartment off LaSalle Street at 11 p.m. and pulled her out of the bathroom, said Duke Police Maj. Phyllis Cooper. The man got on top of the student but did not sexually assault her, Cooper said. The student was able to get away and call 911, at which point the man fled from the apartment.Cooper said the incident is being investigated by the Durham Police Department as a burglary and aggravated assault with sexual motives.

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