The Los Angeles Times that the Irvine Police Department is looking a rape suspect after a girl claimed that she was a victim of sexual assault in a housing complex less than a mile away from the UC Irvine campus.
Since the incident on July 8, UC Irvine has sent out a campus-wide alert informing students of the sexual assault attack. The 24-year-old victim says that she was attacked by a male intruder after she got out of the shower in her home. Her apartment door was unlocked when the suspect entered the home at the 100 block of Amherst Aisle.
The intruder reportedly said that he would harm the victim if she didn't have sex with. Irvine police reports say that the intruder then fled the scene by foot. The suspect is described to be a 6 foot tall male, blue eyed, and Caucasian. Anybody with information on the man or the incident should contact the Irvine Police Department at (949) 724-7194.
Sexual assault crimes are treated very seriously in the state of California and in the Orange County area. A rape conviction is considered to be a violent felony crime and can lead to a lengthy prison sentence as well as mandatory registration as a California sex offender for life. With sex crimes there's also often a great deal of confusion, false allegations, and misguided interference. If a person has been wrongfully accused of a rape or sexual assault crime, then he or she should immediately contact a criminal attorney in Los Angeles County or Orange County.
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