Campus police were still searching, as of Monday, for the suspect who grabbed two female students in separate incidents last Thursday.

The same suspect was involved in both incidents, according to police. The assaults occurred between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on the first floor of the library and inside the perimeter door of Humboldt Hall.

“Based upon the information we had at the time we informed Sacramento Police that (the assaults were) a possible attempted sexual assault and later determined that it was a simple battery,” said Lt. Dan Davis of University Police.

The suspect is described as an African-American male in his early 20s, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 175 pounds. He is also described as having a medium complexion and being clean shaved.

One of the victims was grabbed by the waist and the other was grabbed on the shoulders, according to the alert bulletin posted on Oct. 16 on the University Police Department website, www.csus.edu/police.

The suspect left the scene after the women broke away from him.

Both women immediately contacted University Police.

Jessica Heskin, sexual assault victims advocate, said that both girls did a great job in dealing with the situation.

They both used loud voices to attract attention, and went straight to the authorities for help.

The campus police have stepped up patrol and distributed fliers on campus as well as posted a bulletin on the University Police Department website.

They are treating this as a standard investigation, Davis said.

“The network on campus worked really well to get information out to people,” said Patricia Grady, coordinator of the Women’s Resource Center.

In 2003, there have been no rapes and one sexual battery, Davis said.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crimes Statistics Act shows that between 2000 and 2002 there were 13 forcible sex offenses that occurred on campus.

If anyone has any information that can help identify the suspect, contact the University Police at (916) 278-6851 or email them at [email protected].

Callers may remain anonymous.

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