Man tries to assault woman on campus

A 21-year-old IU student reported an attempted sexual assault at 11:30 p.m. Monday near the SR 45/46 bypass and 10th Street, according to the IU Police Department. \nIUPD responded to the IU Health Center Tuesday after a woman was treated for injuries from an attempted sexual assualt, Bloomington Police Department Capt. Joe Qualters said in a press release.\nThe woman told officers she had left the Herman B Wells Library and was walking home when a man grabbed her around the neck from behind and knocked her to the ground.\nThe man then held her down and attempted to remove her clothing, but the victim put up a fight and the man heard sounds of other people in the area so he fled, Qualters said.\nThe woman suffered injuries to the side of her neck, forehead, ear and arm.\nThe woman described the man as a white male in his early 20s, 5-foot-9 and 200 pounds. He had short brown hair and was wearing blue jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.\nAnyone with information should contact BPD Detective Kevin Hill at 349-3355.