Crime & Safety

Woman Grabbed from Behind in Cal Dorm Bathroom

The incident occurred on Wednesday night in Berkeley's Priestly Hall, according to university police officials

Police are looking for a suspect who grabbed a woman from behind as she was brushing her teeth in a dormitory bathroom in Berkeley Wednesday night, university police said.
 
The student was brushing her teeth in the restroom at the University of California at Berkeley's Priestly Hall at 11:24 p.m., police said. The male suspect then approached her from behind and started rubbing his body against her inappropriately, according to police.
 
The woman left the bathroom and reported the incident to a residence advisor, police said. Officers responded and are investigating the sexual battery. Police have not located the suspect.

—By Bay City News


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