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BREAKING NEWS: Student reports attempted off-campus sexual assault

A female student reported an attempted sexual assault at her off campus residence by an unidentified male early Saturday morning to University Park police.

SMU released a crime alert Sunday afternoon detailing the attempted assault.

The student reported she met the male suspect at a bar in Uptown, and then shared a cab home with him. According to the crime alert, when they arrived at her home in the 3400 block of Daniel Avenue, he forced her into her apartment where he attempted to sexually assault her.

The female student fought back, which caused the suspect to leave.

The suspect has not been identified as an SMU student and is described as a 23 year old Hispanic male, 5 feet 9 inches tall who weighs about 175 pounds.

This is the second crime alert of 2013.University Park police are investigating the attack.  

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