Police: Student Raped at Chestnut Hill College

A 21-year-old female student reported being sexually assaulted in her room at Sunday, according to police.

The victim reported Dec. 4, 2:30 a.m., that an acquaintance came to her room and the two were talking when he forced her onto the bed. According to police, the man took off her shorts and underwear and raped her.

The victim told police that when she told him to stop, he only became more aggressive, until, after a few minutes, he got up and left the room, police said.

The victim told police that the man was also a student at Chestnut Hill College, and identified him by name to the police.

According to a sergeant with the Philadelphia Special Victims Unit, who declined to give his name, the case is still under investigation, and there is no further update or comment on the investigation.

Patch has calls in to Chestnut Hill College for a response and will update as soon as more information becomes available.