Freshman girl forcibly fondled on campus

A female freshman reported she was forcibly sexually fondled near Seventh and Union streets Wednesday evening.\nAt about 10:30 p.m., a friend of the victim reported to the IU Police Department that her friend was very upset because she was attacked and inappropriately touched by two men, said IUPD Capt. Jerry Minger, reading from a police report.\nThe police went to the victim’s dormitory and found her upset and crying. The victim, an international student on campus, said she was walking by a volleyball court when she heard a male subject yell her name. When she turned around to see who called her name, someone approached her and placed a hand over her mouth. She said she couldn’t see, as her eyes were covered and her hands were restrained behind her back, Minger said. The victim said she thinks at least two males were involved.\nThe victim said in the police report she felt someone touch her on one of her breasts. One of the individuals then unzipped her jeans and she felt a hand go into her pants; however, she said she is unsure of whether her actual genital area was touched, Minger said.\nAs the victim was thrown to the ground, her cell phone began to ring, and the suspects involved ran off.\nMinger said the victim was unsure of the whereabouts of the incident because she is new to IU and unfamiliar with the campus. While the place of the assault is unknown, Minger said the fondling may have taken place about 400 feet north of 7th Street and 400 feet west of Union Street. \nThe situation is currently being investigated, and Minger said IUPD is increasing patrols in the suspected area.