Female student reports rape at USF campus, second one reported this year
2nd rape of 2013 reported on USF campus
Posted: 02/06/2013
TAMPA - The University of South Florida police are investigating a rape said to have taken place at a campus dormitory.
The rape is the second sexual attack reported at USF within the last few weeks, and the fourth in the last five months.
The victim, a female student was attacked in Holly G Residence Hall, Sunday morning.
The attack wasn’t reported until Monday night.
Officials say the victim and the suspect knew each other.
Another sexual attack at the campus was reported by a male victim on Jan. 18.
He told officials he was raped by another man in a unisex bathroom at the Marshall Student Center.
Two other rapes were reported in September and October of 2012. ( http://bit.ly/VUOgga )
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