Police: Report of sexual assault on campus is untrue

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2014-05-02 02:29

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'University police have determined that the report of a sexual assault at the Garland Avenue parking garage was untrue.

At 10 p.m. Sunday, University police received a report of a sexual assault in the Garland Avenue parking garage. The communication led to an investigation and an alert to the campus community.

After a consultation with the prosecuting attorney, University of Arkansas police arrested Julia Garcia, 18, on a charge of filing a false police report.

Police said Garcia told authorities she was attacked from behind and forced against a rail between the first and second-level stairwell. Police said Garcia claimed the assailant was 6 feet tall and wore a black stocking cap, dark shirt and dark pants.

“UAPD will always take reports of criminal activity seriously and will apply all available resources to solve the crime and apprehend those responsible,” said Capt. Gary Crain, UAPD spokesman. “It is very rare that a person makes a false report to the police, but this report has been determined to be untrue. The circumstances reported to police never happened.”'

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