UCLA student sexually assaulted in her dorm room on campus; suspect in custody, police say

WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A man has been taken into custody on suspicion of sexually assaulting a UCLA student in her dorm room on campus, authorities said.

The suspect entered the room at the Saxon Residential Suites in the 300 block of De Neve Drive around 2:40 a.m. Friday, where he allegedly sexually assaulted her while she was in bed, according to a statement from the UCLA Police Department.

The man then left the room in an unknown direction. The woman, a UCLA student, was “medically treated on site,” the statement said.

It was not immediately clear when or where the man was taken into custody. His name was not immediately released.

During the search, he was described as a heavyset white man in his 30s with a curly beard who was wearing all-black clothing and a beanie during the alleged attack.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the UCLA Police Department at (310) 825-1491 or the Anonymous Tip Hotline at (310) 794-5824.