A student was forcibly fondled Monday afternoon by an unknown male as she was walking in Burleith, according to the Department of Public Safety.
In a Public Safety Alert emailed to the campus community Monday night, DPS reported that the student was walking in the 3500 block of S Street at 2 p.m. when an unknown male approached her from behind and forcibly fondled her. The student went to the DPS station at 3:30 p.m. and reported the incident. There were no reported physical injuries.
The suspect was last seen running down S Street towards 36th Street, and is described as a black male in his 40s who is about 5-foot-10 with short hair and gaps between his teeth. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating.
The incident is the second sexual offense reported by DPS this year.
