Rape Charges Filed After Towson University Student Assaulted: PD

TOWSON, MD — A Towson man has been charged with rape in connection with the sexual assault of a student at Towson University over the weekend, according to police. He is being held without bail, police reported Monday evening.

Onyekachukwu Chukwuebuk Igwilo, 20, of the 400 block of Towson Way, has been charged with first-degree rape, attempted first-degree rape, false imprisonment, first-degree assault and second-degree assault.

Authorities said the victim was a student at Towson University who called campus law enforcement to report the assault. She said she had gone to Igwilo's apartment to watch a movie around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22; and when he started to make advances that she declined, he held her down and raped her, according to police.

Igwilo tried to prevent the victim from leaving his apartment but then let her go, at which point she called the Towson University Police Department to report what happened, officials said.

Campus police found and detained Igwilo until the arrival of Baltimore County Police, who said officers were able to find enough probable cause to arrest him immediately in connection with the rape.

The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of a visible injury, according to police.

Igwilo is slated for a bail review hearing Tuesday, Sept. 24.

He is a student at Towson University who had been living in on-campus housing, The Baltimore Sun reported. He has since been banned from campus.