A person of interest has been identified after a 21-year-old woman told police that she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity party near the University of Chicago last weekend, amid national outrage over sexual misconduct on college campuses.
\n\nNeither the woman nor the person of interest is a student, according to the university. It said it was “not at liberty to disclose” his name, but that he has been banned from the campus.
\n\nThe University of Chicago said in a series of press releases this week that the woman told police the incident occurred at a party held at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house, just off of campus. She made the report in the early hours of Sunday, the university said.
\n\nThe New York Times interviewed one woman, Mia Lara, a 21-year-old student at a nearby university, who said she witnessed her friend sitting on the floor, slumped against the wall with her clothes and undergarments pulled down. She told the Times her friend began saying, “Make it stop” and “Get me out of here.” Lara told the Times she began screaming and the man fled.
\n\n“This is deeply concerning for the University community,” the school said in a…
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