A female student reported being sexually assaulted by a male student on Feb. 14 at Unity Hall on the Edinburg campus. University Police say the case is under investigation. Omar E. Zapata/The Rider
After a sexual assault was reported on campus last week, UTRGV Police Chief Adan Cruz told The Rider officers will be spending more time patrolling the residence halls.
At 3:26 a.m. Feb. 14, a female student reported being sexually assaulted by a male student at Unity Hall on the Edinburg campus.
Cruz said the case is under investigation.
In a phone interview last Thursday, the police chief told The Rider that he could not discuss the case further at the time.
“The case, I’m not free to discuss right now,” Cruz said. “… I’m very limited about what I can talk about there because of the situation. And then, it’s still under investigation, except for what’s just under the admin report.”
The Rider sent Cruz follow-up questions via email regarding the case, including whether an arrest has been made and about the status of the two sexual assault and multiple assault-by-contact cases that occurred between August and November of last year.
As of press time Friday, the police chief had not replied.
The Rider also filed a public information request Thursday, asking to inspect and obtain copies of public records, specifically the police
report, supplemental report and any law enforcement narratives regarding the case.
During the interview, Cruz said the UTRGV Police Department has increased foot patrols.
“We’ve scheduled extra patrols and talked to our officers about spending more time on foot in the residence halls,” he said.
“Also, we’d like to encourage
everyone to make use of our CampusShield app,” he said. “That’s a big thing, you know … because you can do a safe walk, you can do CampusShield. Any number of things you can do that can get a
response from PD just at the push of
a button.”
To report any potential violations of the Student Code of Conduct, student behavior or a complaint, call Student Rights and Responsibilities at 665-5375 in Edinburg or 882-5141 in Brownsville, or email srr@utrgv.edu. For campus emergencies, call 882-4911.
–Alejandra Yañez contributed to this report.
