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Wednesday, April 8
The Indiana Daily Student

Woman reports rape by 3 men on west side

Victim allegedly force-fed alcohol before assault

A Bloomington resident was allegedly raped late Saturday night, police said.\nThe complainant, a 19-year-old female, reported being approached by three men at Suburban Lanes bowling alley, 2634 N. Walnut St. She told police the men offered her a ride home and she accepted, Bloomington Police Capt. Joe Qualters said, reading from a police report. The complainant was allegedly forced by the men to drink alcoholic beverages by the men while in the car and prior to leaving the bowling alley. Once in the car, she was taken to the parking lot of an elementary school on the west side of Bloomington, the report said. The woman told police each of the men had sexual contact with her.\nShe said she was then taken to a second location and assaulted again, then pushed out of the vehicle, according to the report. The woman walked to the nearest house and called 911.\nThe victim was taken to Bloomington Hospital where a sexual assault kit was completed, and the case is still under investigation, Qualters said.\nPolice would not release descriptions of the attackers.

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