College Security Report Shows Four Campus Rapes Since 2008

More than two weeks after a student at reported being raped, police have no updates on the case.

On Dec. 4, by an acquaintance, police said.

In the initial report of the incident, the victim told police that the man was also a student at Chestnut Hill College, and identified him by name.

However, according to The Chestnut Hill Local, the victim has since left the area with her family and has not returned to speak further will investigators as of Dec. 15.

On Dec. 19, a detective with the Philadelphia Special Victims Unit said that there were still no updates to the case.

While the college has not responded formally to the reported rape, a campus security report from earlier this year outlines what to do if you are victim to a sexual assault.

The report gives the following options:

• Get to a place where you feel physically and emotionally safe.
• Contact someone you trust to stay with you for moral support.
• Immediately report the incident to the appropriate College personnel.
• Immediately report the incident to the police by calling 911.
• It is important to seek medical care so you can be treated for injuries and tested for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The following area hospitals have Rape Crisis Centers: Abington Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Episcopal Hospital and Bryn Mawr Hospital. These locations have staff that are specially trained to provide medical attention to victims of sexual assault. If you need transportation it can be arranged through Security or a member of the Student Life staff.
• Avoid showering, bathing, douching or cleaning in any other way to help preserve medical evidence if you chose to prosecute. Any clothes, sheets or other items that may be considered evidence should be stored in paper (not plastic) bags. If you are still wearing the clothes you had on at the time of the assault be sure to bring a change of clothes with you to the hospital.

The report also broke down the number of sexual assaults on campus between 2008 and 2010.

• In 2008, there was one forcible rape reported.
• In 2009, there were none.
• In 2010, there were two forcible rapes and one non-forcible rape reported. One of the assaults in 2010 was reported on by Fox 29.
• Statistics for 2011 were not yet available.