An attempted sexual assault is not under investigation by the UW-Madison Police Department at this time, according to a crime warning sent out to all students Friday afternoon.
The attempted assault occurred April 10 in a southeast residence hall. The female victim then reported the incident to a UW house fellow, who alerted UWPD, which prompted the crime warning, according to UWPD Public Information Officer Marc Lovicott. Because the victim did not report the incident directly to police, it is not under UWPD investigation.
The male perpetrator pulled the female victim into a room where he hit her and attempted to inappropriately touch her, according to the crime warning.
"We don't necessarily believe that the number of sexual assaults are on the rise," Lovicott said. "We do believe that more people are reporting those incidents, [whether to the police or a campus official]."
