Crime & Safety

Student Sexually Assaulted At UC Berkeley

The attack happened in student housing.

BERKELEY, CA — A student at University of California at Berkeley was sexually assaulted in university housing early Friday morning, according to campus police.

The sexual assault happened around 4 a.m., UC police said.

Authorities didn't release any other information, including where the assault happened.

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Nobody has been arrested and no suspect information was released. Sgt. Sabrina Reich wouldn't say if police believe the victim knew his or her assaulter, or if it was a random attack.

"I don't think we are going to be releasing further details," Reich said. "At this time we are still actively investigating."

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Authorities did encourage anyone with information about the crime or similar assaults to call police at (510) 642-0472 during business hours or (510) 642-6760 after hours.

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