MIT Police searching for man who allegedly touched sleeping woman's leg

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Police are searching for a man who allegedly touched a woman's leg while she was sleeping.

MIT Police responded to a call early Sunday morning for an unknown man on an upper floor of a Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house on Commonwealth Avenue.

A woman said she was sleeping on an upper floor in the house, and woke up to someone touching her leg, police say.

As the woman woke up, the suspect allegedly stood up, fled the room and ran down a stairwell.

The man is wanted for assault, but is also wanted for burglary, as well.

One student said he wasn't surprised to see a burglary at a fraternity house.

"Doors are open sometimes, and sometimes you don't know if someone's rushing behind you and stuff like that," Cedric Delny, an MIT student, said. "Sometimes the windows are open, it's hard to prevent.

Sarah Holmes, a Boston resident, said that she would never want to be in the victim's situation.

"That's always your worst nightmare, being attacked by somebody," Holmes said. "I can't even imagine waking up and having somebody attacking you and on top of you, it's such an invasion of privacy."

The suspect was described by the victim as a 6-foot black man, with short cropped hair and a slim build. The description said the man, in his early to mid 20's, was wearing an oversized white shirt, and dark blue shorts.

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MIT Police are investigating the crime and are asking for help from the community in finding the suspect.

They're also warning students to make sure their windows and doors are locked and secured as they search for the suspect.

"I just hope that they find the person who did it," Holmes said. "I really hope she’s able to get good help to get over this, because I can imagine she’s rattled right now."

The Officer for Fraternities and Sororities at MIT did not respond to a request for comment.

According to the fraternity's website, they are independently owned and operated, and MIT does not manage their off-campus housing.

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