The Triangle

Issue date: 1/30/09 Section: News

Media Credit: File photo

Three Drexel students were accused of sexually assaulting a Temple student Jan. 24, according to a Public Affairs Unit of the Philadelphia Police Department.

A report from Drexel Public Safety said DPS responded to the alert around 5 a.m. in Calhoun Hall. The complainant, a Temple student, alleged that several males sexually assaulted her.

The three males were residents of Calhoun Hall, where the incident reportedly took place.

The allegation is currently being investigated by the Philadelphia Police Department Special Victims Unit in cooperation with the Drexel University Police Department, James Katsaounis, executive director of Communications and Marketing for the Division of Student Life and Administrative Services, wrote in an e-mail.

"At this time, there is no information to report as the PPD is still conducting their investigation," Katsaounis wrote in the e-mail.

The PPD confirmed that there was alcohol involved in the situation, and that the incident is still being investigated.

Temple police were not willing to release any information on the case.

All individuals involved in the incident have been identified and interviewed and are fully cooperating with the ongoing investigation, according to DPS. As a result of the initial investigation, it has been determined that there is no threat to the community, according to PPD and Drexel Police.

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