A female student was sexually assaulted in the Integrated Natural Sciences Center sometime Sunday between midnight and 8 a.m.
The assailant was described as a college-age white male around 6 feet tall. He has an athletic build with short, possibly brown hair, and was wearing a plain shirt, green hat and possibly green shorts.
It is unknown whether or not the assailant was a Haverford student. The main events on campus Saturday night were the La Fiesta dance at Founders Great Hall, the FUCS show in Lunt Basement, and Club Neon in Gummere Basement, where there were no Quaker Bouncers checking Tri-Co IDs. It is unknown whether the assailant attended any of these parties.
Tom King, director of Safety and Security, sent out an e-mail notifying the student body about the assault around 7 p.m. Monday. He reported that the student has been treated at a nearby hospital and that the college is working closely with local law enforcement on the investigation.
In a later email on Wednesday afternoon, King requested that if anyone attending the party in Gummere basement between 11:30 p.m. on Saturday at 1:15 a.m. on Sunday has information, they should contact him or Nora Nelle at Safety & Security. He said that photographs could be "particularly helpful."
Haverford Township Police Officer John Hawke and a Haverford College Safety and Security Officer were posted outside the Chemistry Lounge in the INSC for several hours on Monday starting around 3:30 p.m., preventing anyone from entering. They were not allowed to release any information as to why they were there; it is unknown whether their presence was related to the assault this weekend. The room looked empty from outside with the exception of the couches and tables normally present and a roll of caution tape lying on a table.
Martha Denney, Dean of the College, sent out an e-mail slightly after 9 p.m. Monday saying that there is no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat to the safety of anyone on campus, but that the school is taking the incident “very seriously” and “cooperating fully with the law enforcement officials.”
Students’ Council Co-Presidents Will Harrison ’10 and Harrison Haas ’10 sent out an email slightly after 10 p.m. Monday saying that over the next few days, the Women’s Center, Students’ Council, and Survivors of Assault and Rape will be meeting with the administration and Safety and Security.
Tom King advised all students to travel in groups or ask for an escort when traveling alone, and reminded students that counseling services are always available. He said that anyone with information that could aid in the investigation should contact the Haverford Police Department or Safety and Security.
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