Bridgeport Man Seeks $1 Million, Claims Sacred Heart University Wrongfully Identified Him as a Rapist

Fairfield, CT — A Bridgeport man claims Sacred Heart University wrongfully identified him as a suspect in the off-campus rape of a 19-year-old student and is seeking $1 million in a defamation lawsuit, according to the Connecticut Post.

Daniel Tepfer of the Post reports that Gary Douglas, 29, filed the lawsuit on Monday and claims Sacred Heart security issued leaflets that featured a photo of him and his car and identified him as a suspect in the off-campus sexual assault.

The leaflets warned to “be on the lookout” for the man in the photo and to not “allow the suspect on campus,” according to the Post.

Alfonso Reid, 39, was arrested in April and is accused of raping the student he met at the Golden Star Café on Main Street.

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Reid is accused of posing as an Uber driver, drugging the victim and repeatedly raping her while ordering her to hold a stopwatch to time his assaults.

He is awaiting trial in the case.

Read more at the Connecticut Post here.

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