KU student arrested in residence hall on suspicion of rape and sexual battery

A University of Kansas student accused of sexual assault was arrested Thursday at a KU residence hall.

KU Public Safety officers arrested an 18-year-old man at Oliver Hall, 1815 Naismith Drive, early Thursday morning on suspicion of rape and sexual battery, according to Douglas County Jail booking logs.

The man’s address is listed in the logs as Oliver Hall, and KU spokesman Joe Monaco confirmed that there’s a student with the same name at the university.

According to KU Public Safety Deputy Chief James Anguiano, two women at the residence hall said the suspect assaulted them around 9 p.m. Wednesday. They reported the incidents to police around 11 p.m. One woman reported that the suspect touched her inappropriately, according to Anguiano, and the other said he did the same to her and tried to rape her.

Cheryl Wright-Kunard, assistant to the district attorney, said she could not release any information on the arrest until the man appears in court. He may make an appearance on Friday, she said.

The man was booked into the Douglas County Jail, where he is being held without bond.

Additional details were not immediately available.