Police are still searching for the man who allegedly sexually assaulted a female Syracuse University student outside the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity house Oct. 4 sometime between 1:30 and 2 a.m., said SU’s Department of Public Safety Chief Tony Callisto.

The victim met the man at a social event inside the house, and the man forced her outside and engaged in nonconsensual sexual activity immediately outside the house, Callisto said.

The woman was not raped, said Sgt. Tom Connellan of the Syracuse Police Department.

The victim described the man as white, late teens, 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall, thin build, brown hair that was ‘sort of spiked,’ and was last seen wearing a maroon-colored shirt, possibly a polo or long-sleeved shirt ‘with the sleeves rolled up.’ The suspect’s first name may be ‘Matt,’ Callisto said.

The victim reported the sexual assault Oct. 4 to police, Connellan said. Connellan declined to provide details on the investigation.

DPS sent a public safety notice Friday informing the university community of the incident.

Calls to Eddie Banks-Crosson, SU’s director of fraternity and sorority affairs, and Brian Smith, Interfraternity Council president, were not returned.

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Published on October 11, 2009 at 12:00 pm