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Student assaulted at UVIC

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Sep, 2023 12:42 PM
  • Student assaulted at UVIC

Saanich Police are investigating a sexual assault in a campus washroom at the University of Victoria.

A safety bulletin issued by the university says the victim was assaulted in a men’s washroom on the first floor of a campus building on Tuesday morning.

The suspect -- described as a “heavy-set” male who was at least sixty years old -- fled after the attack.

The school says the university grounds are patrolled around the clock and campus security will be “closely monitoring” the area where the assault happened.

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