Sexual assault alleged in Village

Fort Worth police are investigating an alleged sexual assault that was reported in Wesleyan Village Sept. 24.

Chuck Burton, assistant vice president of marketing and communications, said there were no breaches of security as the assailant may have been an invited guest of a female student.
Burton said the assailant may have met the victim on the Internet.“We want all students to be extremely cautious,” he said in reference to online relationships.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, sexual assault is widely considered to be the most under-reported violent crime in America. Most sexual assaults on campus are committed by an acquaintance of the victim, which explains, in part, why these crimes are under reported.

Kelly Neace, resident assistant at Wesleyan Village, said she would advise students who are meeting online acquaintances in real life to do so in a public place and take a friend.

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