An arrest was made in connection to an on-campus sexual assault that occurred on Nov. 10.

The campus community received a crime bulletin about the reported sexual assault on Nov. 15, the fifth bulletin of the semester. 

The assault happened at the intersection of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue, near the University of Kentucky Police Department, according to the crime bulletin.  

Police arrested Saif Al-Khafaji, the suspect of the reported Nov. 10 assault, according to UKNow, UK’s news website. 

Al-Khafaji was arrested by Louisville Airport police on a warrant issued in Fayette County, according to WLKY. Al-Khafaji, a Louisville resident, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree indecent exposure, according to UKNow. 

“UK Police connected the suspect to a separate report of indecent exposure based on the description given by the victim. Detectives quickly identified the suspect using the security camera system on campus. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday, Nov. 21, and Al-Khafaji was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 23,” according to UKNow. 

Al-Khafaji had been on Eastern Kentucky University’s campus, where campus police were notified about “on-going harassment and stalking related incidents involving female students,” according to WDRB. 

Al-Khafaji approached female students at EKU while they were walking, according to WDRB, and pressured them to go back to his dorm. 

“Each victim told EKU police they were scared he would physically injure, sexual assault or kidnap them. Al-Khafaji met with EKU police and told them he engaged about 30-40 or more women on campus since August 2023 and that he had the intent of pursuing a romantic relationship,” WDRB said. 

According to WDRB, Al-Khafaji is scheduled to appear in court in Madison County on Nov. 25 for a pretrial conference.