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UC Irvine police look for rape suspect after campus attack
Police at UC Irvine are looking for a rape suspect who attacked a person on the campus last week.
UC Irvne police received a report that someone was raped around 11 p.m. on May 16 at Camino del Sol student housing, said UCI Police Chief Liz Griffin in a crime alert.
The victim said they were walking when a man pushed them to the ground and raped them, Griffin wrote.
The suspect was described as a white male between 35 and 40 years old with dark hair, a medium build and wearing a dark t-shirt and a navy blue hat, according to Griffin. He was also driving a dark colored Acura.
The victim reported the attack the next day, acccording to police. Officers searched the area but didn't find the man or his vehicle.
Anyone with information about the incident has been asked to contact the UCI police at (949) 824-5223.
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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
