°µÍø½ûÇø Police arrested Christopher Eugene Clark, age 21, of Newton Falls, Ohio, for gross sexual imposition, assault and obstructing official business in connection to an incident that occurred Tuesday morning near the fitness track behind DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus. Clark is not a °µÍø½ûÇø student.
At approximately 10 a.m., a female student was walking on the west side of the fitness track. A white male about six feet tall with dark shorter hair and facial scruff approached the female and pulled her lower garments down. The female fell during the encounter, suffering minor scrapes and abrasions. The male was further described as wearing a greyish-colored sweatshirt with dark hood, dark shorts and dark tennis shoes. The male ran in the direction of Loop Road and East Summit Street.
The °µÍø½ûÇø community was notified about the incident and was asked to provide °µÍø½ûÇø Police with any information related to this incident.
Police are still investigating and request that anyone with information should call 330-672-3070.
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Media Contact:
Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu 330-672-2797