A Syracuse University female student was sexually assaulted by three unknown males on Sunday at 12:40 a.m. along the 600 block of Euclid Avenue, said Kevin Morrow, director of SU News Services.

A Campus Safety Alert was sent out to students Sunday evening informing them of the assault.

Although she was with a friend prior to the attack, the student was walking alone on Euclid Avenue when the three males assaulted her, Morrow said. One of the males held her down while the other two males engaged in sexually abusive conduct.

The victim did not require hospitalization as a result of the assault, Morrow said.

Public Safety and the Syracuse Police Department are currently investigating the assault, Morrow said.

This incident is the third sexual assault of a Syracuse University student in the last year.

A detailed description of the suspects is not yet available. If anyone has any information about the incident, contact Public Safety at (315) 433-2224 or visit http://publicsafety.syr.edu/silent.html.

Published on September 10, 2006 at 12:00 pm