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IU student reports being fondled at Chi Phi house

Woman, 23, says incident happened early Jan. 11

An IU student reported being fondled at a party at the Chi Phi fraternity house Jan. 11, according to IUPD police reports.\nThe 23-year-old female, whose name was not released, told police Monday she had been at a party at 1400 N. Jordan Ave. on the evening of Jan. 10. Sometime around 2 or 3 a.m. on Jan. 11, she ended up in the basement of the house with two white males, one with dark hair and a medium build and the other with light hair and a thin build, said Capt. Jerry Minger, reading from a police report.\nThe female told police the two men were "trying to kiss her and convince her to have sexual intercourse," he said. During the encounter, Minger said, they removed her shirt, bra and pants, fondling her above and below the waist.\nThe female said she was intoxicated when the incident took place, and "because of this state felt physically impaired and didn't think she could leave under her own power," Minger said. When she did gain enough strength, she left without restraint from the two men, he said.\nThe female brought pictures with her to the police station, identifying the two men involved. However, she requested to not press charges or have police contact the two men, a request Minger said IUPD will comply with. The female told police she didn't think she had been drugged at any point in the evening.\nMinger said IUPD has tried to the contact the woman to see if she has changed her mind and wants to press charges. \nMeanwhile, she is seeking psychological counseling from IU health services.

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