Student sexually assaulted early Thursday morning
After a sexual assault, campus police are warning students to be cautious when going out alone, and keep an eye out for anything that looks suspicious.
By Amy Johnson
Staff Reporter

Fort Worth police Thursday were searching for a man they say sexually assaulted a TCU student off campus.

The man, who had visited the victim’s residence earlier with his girlfriend, came back to the apartment saying he had left his cell phone, according to a campus-wide e-mail TCU police detective Kelly Ham sent Thursday afternoon. He then sexually assaulted the victim around 2 a.m. Thursday, a Fort Worth police spokesman said.

Ham confirmed the victim was a student, but he would not disclose an address for privacy reasons. He did say the victim’s residence is south of TCU.

“We don’t want them victimized again,” he said.

Ham said police have “good information on a suspect,” but would not reveal his identity.

“There is no indication at this time that shows the suspect is a student or in any way related to TCU,” Ham said.

Ham said TCU police were trying to educate students on how to protect themselves from a possible assault.

In his e-mail, Ham stated that students should avoid walking and jogging alone, call for an escort, or enter residence halls if anything seems suspicious.

He also recommended leaving lights on inside and outside of dwellings, locking all doors and windows, looking in the back seat before entering cars and having keys ready before unlocking vehicles.

Editor in Chief Brandon Ortiz and staff reporter Jill Meninger contributed to this report.