Student reports offensive touching

The Campus Public Safety Office received a report Monday afternoon from a female student who said she was subjected to sexually suggestive and offensive touching.

The woman said the incident occurred at 12:50 p.m. on the north side of the Engineering Building located at 1930 SW Fourth Ave.

The woman said the suspect restrained her while making sexually suggestive comments and rubbing against her.

The man was described as white male in his late 20s who was approximately 6 feet tall with a stocky build and a scruffy beard. He was wearing a gray stocking cap with tassels, a blue rain jacket and a green bandana at the time of the incident, the woman said.

A “timely warning” issued by CPSO requested that anyone with information about the incident contact CPSO.

CPSO’s timely warning also reminded students to be “vigilant and observant of their surroundings onand off campus,” and to call 911 or CPSO at 503-725-4404 with any concerns about their personal safety.

The warning also pointed to support resources available for students at Student Health and Counseling Services, the Women’s Resource Center and the Office of Human Resources.

CPSO Sgt. Joe Schilling stressed the importance of this advice, and said students should be mindful of observing what’s going on around them and ask for help if they are in a situation in which they don’t feel safe.

“Any time of the day or night, on campus or in the greater community, students should be aware of their surroundings, and need to know they can call 911 or CPSO if they are concerned for their safety or uncomfortable in a situation,” Schilling said.

“Students need to feel comfortable asking for help in those situations. They can always reach out to people [in the area] around them by asking them for help.”

CPSO’s timely warning is available on their website, and updates and additional information about this incident will be made available there as well. CPSO’s website is pdx.edu/cpso.