MSU police have determined that a report filed by a student who said she was assaulted twice in the same night is false.
An 18-year-old East Holmes Hall resident told police she was confronted outside her dorm room on Oct. 28 by her ex-boyfriend, who supposedly pointed a gun at her head and threatened her before leaving five minutes later.
The victim also told police that she was sexually assaulted about eight hours after the incident when an unknown suspect entered her room and groped her while she was sleeping.
The incidents were said to have happened between 2:55 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Following the report, a campuswide crime alert was distributed via e-mail.
Through further investigation and interviews with those involved in the incident, police discovered the two incidents did not take place, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The alleged victim was transported to a local hospital, treated and released following the reported assault.
McGlothian-Taylor said police have to provide medical treatment for all alleged sexual assaults, regardless of available proof.
“It’s standard procedure. It’s not up to us to judge her,” McGlothian-Taylor said. “We took her at her word and followed our standard protocol.”
False reports are seldom filed, McGlothian-Taylor said.
It is not yet known if the student will face charges for filing the false report.
“That’s not up to (police),” McGlothian-Taylor said. “The investigator will be submitting a supplemental report to the Ingham County prosecutor’s office for review.”
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