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UNC Charlotte alert: Woman sexually assaulted in campus bathroom

Observer staff and WCNC-TV

UNC Charlotte police are still investigating after a woman said she was sexually assaulted in a campus bathroom on Wednesday afternoon.

On Thursday, campus police made another appeal for people to contact investigators with information about the suspect.

Officers said the assault happened around 5 p.m. Wednesday when a man followed a woman into a bathroom on the first floor of the Fretwell Building, and sexually assaulted her. The suspect did not have a weapon, police said.

The suspect was described as a clean-shaven white male in his mid 20s, who is 5-foot-10 with dark hair and medium build. He was wearing a grey hooded UNCC sweatshirt, and he smelled of cigarette smoke.

Anyone who has information about the crime is asked to contact the UNC Charlotte Police and Public Safety Department at 704-687-2200 or police@uncc.edu.


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