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A forcible sex act occurred in Muir Residence Hall early Sunday morning, according to a campus safety alert from the University Police Department (UPD).
UPD was notified on Monday afternoon of an assault on an unnamed female. According to the alert, the female said she was “intoxicated to the point of being unconscious at the time of the assault,” and could not give consent.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing, but until it’s finished, UPD urges students to take safety precautions to prevent similar incidents.
UPD Chief George Hughes was out of the office and could not be reached Monday evening.
Students within the residence hall were surprised by the alert — computer engineering freshman Jack Wang said he wasn’t in the building at the time of the incident, but was “shocked” that it had taken place.
“I was just shocked that something like that happened in a residence hall, especially in my residence hall,” Wang said. “It’s a very scary thought.”
Kassi Luja contributed to this report.