Ottawa police are investigating an alleged sexual assault on campus, Const. Henri Lanctôt confirmed Nov. 29.
Allan Burns, Carleton’s director of university safety, said the suspect is known to the victim. The victim was a Carleton student, but the suspect was not, he said.
The alleged sexual assault occurred in P6, the parking lot directly adjacent to Leeds House, Burns added.
“It was reported directly to the police, and we are assisting the police in their investigation,” Burns said.
Lanctôt said he could not confirm when the complaint was filed.
“The file is under investigation,” he said.
Earlier this month, Ouwatimilehin Akindele, an 18-year-old Carleton student, was charged with sexual assault and assault in connection with two separate incidents.
The first took place Oct. 30 when a 19-year-old female student was pushed up against a wall and “sexually touched” in the area between Dundas and Stormont Houses, according to campus safety.
Akindele was arrested Nov. 6 and appeared in court Nov. 7.
Another unrelated sexual assault took place on campus Nov. 4 when a female student was sexually touched by an unknown, Asian man in the university tunnel near Southam Hall, according to campus safety.
— with files from Jessica Chin
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