Police investigating sex crime that occurred Thursday morning

Lawrence police officers are investigating a sex crime that occurred Thursday morning in the 1300 block of Vermont Street.

Sgt. Michael McLaren said officers were called to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Friday night at 10:44 p.m. There, they found a 22-year-old KU student who said she was sexually assaulted Thursday morning at an acquaintance’s home on Vermont Street.

The victim reported that the incident occurred sometime between 2 a.m. and 10 a.m. Thursday, McLaren said.

The suspect and the victim are known to each other, McLaren said. He said the victim had no visible injuries from the incident.

McLaren said the crime is still under investigation.