Grad. student raped in rowhouse

A Johns Hopkins University graduate student was robbed and raped in her residence on the 300 block of E. University Pkwy. this past Monday, according to a neighbor and Baltimore City Police Public Affairs Section Officer Troy Harris. The incident occurred at approximately 3:16 p.m. as the victim arrived home.

Johns Hopkins University Security and Northern District Police responded to the scene, and an investigation is pending by Northern District.

The suspect, still at large, is described in a Hopkins Security report as a 6'0" African-American in his late 20s or early 30s, wearing a blue hooded jacket and black pants.

Authorities did not release the identity of the victim.

Baltimore City Police Sex Offense Detective Anthony Faulk is handling the investigation and declined to comment.

University spokesman Dennis O'Shea said that the University is not commenting on the incident, instead referring all inquiries to the police.

Harris said the victim arrived home at approximately 3 p.m. to find the suspect already in her home. The suspect, according to Harris, then proceeded to tie her up with a pair of nylon stockings and stole money from her wallet before finally raping her. The suspect then fled out the rear door of the upstairs apartment of the residence. The victim called police immediately after the incident.

Another neighbor, junior Steve Schenck, who was at home next door when the incident occurred, said he was interviewed by both a Hopkins Security Officer and a Baltimore City Police Detective.

"The detective asked me if I'd heard anything, specifically crashing or screaming and also asked me if I'd seen an African-American man wearing a hooded sweatshirt," said Schenck. "The [Hopkins Security Officer] seemed to be trying to figure out if the [victim] was Hopkins-affiliated."

The rape is the second sexual assault reported by Hopkins Security in the past two months. A female JHU student was sexually assaulted on Jan. 4 while jogging in front of 619 W. University Pkwy. That suspect was described by the victim as an African-American male in his late 30s or early 40s, 6'1", with a heavy build, wearing a navy blue knit cap, a dark blue or black puffy-style coat and dark pants.