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3 Sexual Battery Cases Reported Within Week at San Jose State University
Two incidents occurred in stairwells, one in the student union, SJSU campus police said. Photos released of one suspect. [BREAKING]
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – Police at San Jose State University are investigating three sexual battery cases that occurred within a week of each other.
The most recent case happened around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday involving a male suspect and female victim who was on the second floor landing at Duncan Hall's northeast stairwell, campus police said.
The suspect, who ran away up the stairs, was described as a man in his 20s with black spiky hair. He wore a dark gray hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and had a navy blue backpack, according to police.
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The second case happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday when the suspect trailed the female victim as she went from the Ninth Street Plaza into the student union, police said.
The victim was sexually battered and confronted the suspect, who fled on a white skateboard with red stripes at the Seventh Street Plaza heading north toward San Fernando Street, police said.
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The suspect in Monday's case was described as an Asian man in his 20s in a neon green hooded sweatshirt, black and blue jacket and black backpack, according to police. Investigators have released two photos of him
seen walking through a door at the student union.
On Nov. 30 around 2:30 p.m., a man sexually battered a female victim at Sweeney Hall between the second and third floors before he fled upstairs, police said.
The suspect in the third case was described as a man in his 20s with a mustache seen wearing dark clothing and a black backpack, according to police.
Anyone with information on the cases is asked to call campus police at (408) 924-2222. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call or send a text message to (408) 337-2919 or email to sjsu@tipnow.org.
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--Bay City News/Images via SJSU police
