POLICE BLOTTER - 15 Sept. 2011

Compiled By Amanda Phipps

ASSAULT AND BATTERY (9/7/11)

At 1:30 p.m., the victim reported to the Winthrop P.D. that she had seen a male student with multiple tattoos at least twice a day since the fall semester classes began, according to the police report. The victim told the Winthrop P.D. that she normally had contact with the male student at the smoking area behind Margaret Nance Hall. On 9/7/11, the victim said the subject followed her around after her classes and that she and the subject do not share any classes. After leaving her class, the victim said the subject followed her to the smoking area and asked the victim if he could come back to her room and watch a movie. The victim told him no, but the subject pushed the matter and moved closer to where the victim was sitting. The subject than began rubbing the victim’s thigh. Though the victim told the subject to stop, he refused and ran his hand underneath the victim’s dress and grabbed her butt. The victim then asked the subject to stop again because he was making her uncomfortable. She then left the scene and called victim services, which escorted the victim to Winthrop P.D. The victim told the P.D. that she did not want to pursue the matter criminally, but may want to pursue it through the University Judiciary committee. The case will remain active while the reporting officer attempts to identify the suspect, who the victim described as a 30-something-year-old white male student who is heavily tattooed with a tattoo of a colorful tree, sunset and bird on one of his ankles, according to the police report.