PISCATAWAY, NJ. (THECOUNT) — An unidentified Rutgers University student was sexually assaulted while asleep in an on-campus dorm room, police say. Police have not indicate if the victim is male or female.
The attack occurred around 7:40 a.m. Sunday on the Livingston Campus in Piscataway, according to Monday morning reports.
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Police said the suspect, wearing a pink shirt and jeans, entered an unlocked dorm room in the Quad 2 Dormitory on Road 3 and sexually assaulted the sleeping victim.
Police said the victim woke up causing the suspect to flee the scene.
“It was really frightening seeing all the cops and just knocking on the door. It scared us all,” freshman Jonelle Biggs told CBS2.
“Just disgusted. I don’t like that. It makes you feel uneasy being around my own dorm,” said freshman Jonas Belmonte.
School officials alerted students about the attack via email shortly after the incident.
The suspect is believed to be in his 20s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall with a thin build and black hair, last seen wearing glasses, a pink shirt and jeans.
Investigators are working to determine whether the suspect is a Rutgers student.
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Geo quick facts: Piscataway is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township’s population was 56,044, reflecting an increase of 5,562 from the 50,482 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,393 from the 47,089 counted in 1990 – Wikipedia.