Crime · Chicago, IL
Alleged Sexual Assault at AEPi Fraternity House in Hyde Park; Investigation Ongoing
A 21-year-old woman told police she was sexually assault while not fully conscious in a locked basement bathroom at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house on University Avenue in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, according to a witness account and police report obtained by the Tribune. The incident occurred Saturday night after the woman, who attends Columbia College, consumed three cans of an unknown alcoholic beverage at the party. University of Chicago officials identified a person of interest Tuesday and banned him from campus, while Chicago police confirmed no one was in custody as of Wednesday evening. The AEPi fraternity issued a statement saying it was 'deeply disturbed' but claimed no members were involved or complicit; however, two sober monitors present in the basement allegedly took no action. The case drew heightened national attention amid ongoing controversy over a separate 2024 sexual assault allegation at Cornell University's Chi Phi fraternity.