East Lansing police are investigating a sexual assault that reportedly occurred Friday night at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house.
The victim was a female MSU student, East Lansing police Capt. Kim Johnson said. Police would not release further details of the assault.
East Lansing police Sgt. Andrew Bouck said he was unsure if the victim underwent medical testing at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital following the incident.
The department currently has no suspects related to the assault, which reportedly happened at the house, 128 Collingwood Drive, Johnson said, adding that the case is open.
The night the assault was reported, there was a party at the fraternity house, and police are unsure whether the assailant was affiliated with the fraternity, Johnson said. A detective has been assigned to the case and is interviewing the victim and potential witnesses, he added.
Lambda Chi Alpha President Brent Ebelt could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Interfraternity Council President Alex Fike said the council, which oversees 25 fraternities at MSU, knows about the assault, but does not know what will happen with the fraternity.
“It’s still kind of difficult to say,” Fike said. “There is a wide variety of factors. The police would be involved, the university might be involved, their national headquarters might be involved.”
Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Lee June said the university does not get involved with legal matters of off-campus organizations unless the matter is an issue of safety that directly relates to on-campus students.
However, he said the university is concerned for the involved individuals who are students.
Johnson said the victim is home and is being taken care of by her family. He said detectives will continue to investigate suspects after the Thanksgiving break.
“By the time we get (interviews), we can generate a suspect,” Johnson said.
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