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Volume 9
Issue 15
The Met Looks at 1986
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December 5, 1986
photo by Dale Crum
Metro student assaulted on campus 1
By Lucy Stolzenburg An 18-year-old Metro student was
sexually assaulted on the evening of Nov. 17 in the area between the tennis courts.and the playing field just north. west of the Tivoli. _,_ According to Lolly Ferguson of Public Safety, the woman was walking to her car, which was parked on Wazee Street, at about 7 :00 p.m. when a man walked up behind her. He grabbed her in a bear hug, put a knife to her face, l(and tried to provoke her into a fight. He then threw her to the ground and pulled down her clothing. At that point,
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the student blacked out. Public Safety has no concrete leads in the case, but is working closely with the Denver Police Department. The results of a lab test indicating whether or not the victim was raped are being withheld because Public Safety considers the test results key evidence. But officials are treating the case as a first degree sexual assault, which is rape involving physical force to make the victim submit. "This is the most serious crime we've had reported on campus this year," Ferguson said. "We're actively looking
for leads. We've contacted over 100 people so far." The suspect is described as a black male in his early 20s, about six feet tall, with a medium build. Anyone in the area at the time of the assault with information is asked to call Public Safety at 556-3271. This is the second report of a first degree sexual assault in Auraria's 10 year history. In Augustl985, a woman was raped by two men in Parking Lot C. No arrests were made in that case. Two first degree sexual assaults are too many, Ferguson said, but Auraria
has had a lower crime rate than many campuses. Colleges and universities tend to attract sexual crime because of the high concentration of younger women, Ferguson said. "Generally, campuses have a problem with sexual assaults," Ferguson said. "We may have fewer because ofa mature student body with more street sense." Just keeping your eyes open may prevent an assauh, Ferguson said. Students are of ten so preoccupied with l"onflnucd on pnJ.tC s