Suspect Arrested After 2 Boston University Sexual Assaults: School

BOSTON — A suspect has been arrested following reports of two sexual assaults of Boston University students on campus Tuesday, campus police said Wednesday.

The first attack was reported in the BU Central area around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, when the suspect reportedly touched a student inappropriately as they walked on the sidewalk. That evening, around 7:10 p.m., a second assault was reported on a campus bus.

The suspect was described by one victim as a 30-year-old Black man standing around 5 feet, 5 inches tall and wearing a goatee, baggy clothes, and a black “Under Armour” backpack.

One victim said the man appeared to be under the influence of a substance of some kind, campus police said.

Boston campus police worked with the Boston Police Department to arrest the man—who they believed to be responsible for both attacks—overnight on an outstanding warrant, school officials said.

"With the arrest, the individual is no longer a threat to the community," campus police wrote. "Our thoughts are with our students that were assaulted, and the University has offered them support."

The Boston University Police Department is urging anyone with information on these assaults to call them at (617) 353-2121.

"The Boston University Police Department has specially trained officers to investigate sexual assaults," the department states, in part, on the university's website. "In addition, the BU Police will help a survivor, who wishes to do so, make contact with helpful resources both on or off campus."

Resources and more information are available on the Boston University Police Department's website.