Rape reported in ECU bathroom
East Carolina University police opened an investigation after a female student reported that she was raped in a bathroom of a classroom building Wednesday afternoon.
Posted — UpdatedAccording to text alerts from campus police, a man armed with a knife assaulted the woman in the women's bathroom on the first floor of the Austin Building shortly before 2 p.m. The man, who was wearing blue jeans, fled in an unknown direction.
It was unclear if the man was waiting in the bathroom or followed the victim inside the building.
Local CBS affiliate WNCT reports that the woman suffered small cuts on her arm and was treated at Pitt Memorial Hospital.
A police report, obtained by WNCT, says that police were investigating a first-degree rape, assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping.
Anyone with any information should call the ECU Police Department at 252-328-6787 or the ECU Police Crime Tip Line at 252-737-8477.
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