NORFOLK, Va. — Police at Old Dominion University are looking for two persons of interest who are allegedly linked to a sexual assault in an on-campus parking garage.
A statement to campus from the police department said it happened in the early morning hours of Feb. 25.
Police said the reporting parties were leaving a party in the 1400 block of 37th Street. They took a ride in a black Jeep Compass from four people they met at the party.
The Jeep drove to a parking garage on campus in the 1300 block of 43rd Street where the incident took place, police said in the campus notification.
The picture of an individual police are looking for is here:
Chief Garrett Shelton of the university police department says that they have connected two people to the car that the victims drove in.
Currently, they are working with them to find out the identity of the other two people connected to this assault.
ODUPD shared the following safety tips:
- The ODU community is asked to use caution when meeting new individuals.
- Report all crime or suspicious incidents.
- Be aware of your surroundings.
- Avoid walking alone.
- If your partner says no or does not give clear verbal consent, sexual activity must stop.
- Your partner cannot give consent if incapacitated with alcohol or drugs, coerced, threatened, or frightened.
- The person(s) who initiate(s) a new level of sexual activity is responsible for getting consent for each level of intimacy.
- Limit your use of alcohol.
- Step in if you see a friend or acquaintance being taken advantage of or trying to take advantage of another person. Separate the individuals and make sure they get home safe.
Anyone with information should contact ODU police at 757-683-4000.
You can find resources for victims of sexual assault by clicking the link, here.
