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Louisville man arrested in connection to on-campus sexual assault

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter March 4, 2025

This story was updated as of 3:39 p.m. on March 5, 2025. A Louisville man was arrested in connection with a reported on-campus sexual assault, according to WKYT.  Angus Thompson, 18, was arrested...

VIDEO: North campus investigation

Edward Smith, Broadcaster February 27, 2025

After a barrage of incidents during the fall semester at the University of Kentucky, on campus and near campus, many students are left with concerns about their safety for the spring semester. Edward Smith...

Crime bulletin alerts campus of 6th reported sexual assault

Crime bulletin alerts campus of 6th reported sexual assault

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 24, 2025

The University of Kentucky Police Department released a crime bulletin email on Feb. 24 detailing an on-campus sexual assault. According to the crime bulletin, the assault, reported on Feb. 22, occurred...

Rape reported in on-campus residence hall

Rape reported in on-campus residence hall

Isabella Sepahban, Assistant News Editor January 27, 2025

Correction: No one has been charged in connection to the incident.  Two counts of 1st degree rape reportedly occurred in Smith Hall on Jan. 17, according to the University of Kentucky Police Department...

Saif Al-Khafaji was arrested by Louisville Airport police on a warrant issued in Fayette County. Al-Khafaji was charged with first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree indecent exposure. Photo sourced from WDRB.

Suspect arrested for reported on-campus sexual assault released from jail

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor November 24, 2024

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Dec. 4, 2024 at 4:08 p.m. An arrest was made in connection to an on-campus sexual assault that occurred on Nov. 10. Saif Al-Khafaji of Louisville was released...

Crime bulletin alerts campus community of 5th reported sexual assault

Crime bulletin alerts campus community of 5th reported sexual assault

Casey Sebastiano, Managing Editor November 15, 2024

The University of Kentucky Police Department released a crime bulletin detailing an on-campus sexual assault reported on Nov. 13. According to the crime bulletin, the assault occurred when the victim...

UKPD reports fourth sexual assault this semester

UKPD reports fourth sexual assault this semester

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor October 21, 2024

The University of Kentucky Police Department sent out an email to the student body about a sexual assault that occurred on campus on Sunday, Oct. 20.  This is the fourth sexual assault that UKPD has...

Crime bulletin reports third on-campus sexual assault this semester

Crime bulletin reports third on-campus sexual assault this semester

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor October 2, 2024

The University of Kentucky’s Police Department sent out a crime bulletin to the UK student body regarding an incident of sexual assault that occurred on campus.  The incident occurred on Saturday,...

Sexual assault reported on and off UK’s campus

Sexual assault reported on and off UK’s campus

Adah Hufana, Reporter September 22, 2024

UK Police sent out a crime bulletin to the campus community in the form of an email detailing a report of sexual assault on and off campus. The assault was reported on Friday, Sept. 20, according to...

UKPD reports drug-related incident on campus

UKPD reports drug-related incident on campus

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor September 17, 2024

The University of Kentucky Police Department alerted UK students of a report of a drug-related incident that occurred on campus in a campus-wide email.  The bulletin was sent out to students on Sept....

UK students involved in sexual assault on campus

UK students involved in sexual assault on campus

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Reporter September 4, 2024

An email from UK Police was sent to the student body regarding a case of sexual assault on campus.  According to the email sent on the evening of Sept. 4, the assault was reported on Sept. 3. UKPD...

Police vehicle lights flash in the distance.

UKPD informs campus of sexual assault in residence hall

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter January 14, 2024

UKPD sent a campus-wide email of a reported sexual assault of a UK student in a residence hall. According to the email, UKPD received the report on Saturday, Jan. 13, the same day the incident happened. The...

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