April 29, 2008, 1:06 pm
Armed sexual assault in Georgetown dorm
Posted by Alexa Millinger
The Georgetown Hoya reported that on Saturday, a student was sexually assaulted at gunpoint in a campus dorm, prompting discussions about security policy changes at the university, including expanding campus police forces.
At approximately 3:40 a.m., an assailant described as a black male between 17 and 20 years old, attacked a female student while she was smoking on a public balcony, according to an alert from the Georgetown Department of Public Safety. A Metropolitan Police Department investigation followed but so far no arrests have been made.
Georgetown’s vice president for university safety, Rocco DelMonaco, told The Hoya, “The fact this happened is very disconcerting, and if there is a vulnerability we want to identify and address it.”
The Hoya reported that following evening, Georgetown administrators held a meeting with residents in the dorm the attack took place in to discuss improvements to campus security.
Tags: assault, campus safety, Georgetown
