Student Attacked on Campus

An IUPUI student told campus police Monday he was attacked while inside the University Library bathroom and commanded to perform a sex act.

Let's take a look at a couple of the statements made by the victim to a local TV news reporter.

"I kinda got really scare and I was really nervous, I was like 'oh, you know, oh my God what am I going to do?,'" said the student.

The student said he gathered up his courage and shoved the man off him and against a sink. Then he ran out of the bathroom and got help.

"I'm very nervous. Like today earlier, I called campus police to walk me over to my car. I'm really scared to go to the bathroom," said the student. "I don't feel safe anymore. You know what I mean. It's just so scary."

Now watch the video and hear the telephone interview in his own words, http://www.fox59.com/videogallery/68620060/News/IUPUI-Student-Attacked

As you know, I do not like to comment on ongoing investigations where there is a clear victim.  I'm commenting on this story because I see glaring grammatical and misplaced emotional hot spots with the victims statements.

This statement is odd,  "I kinda got really scare and I was really nervous..."  The victim was either scared or not, not kinda.  You would not expect this type of noncommittal  language from someone that suffered a traumatic event.  This is a clear sign where his words betray his level of confidence.

Next is the following statement, "I'm very nervous. Like today earlier, I called campus police to walk me over to my car. I'm really scared to go to the bathroom," said the student. "I don't feel safe anymore. You know what I mean. It's just so scary."

This statement does not match up logically:
...campus police to walk me over to my car... does not match up with ...I'm really scared to go to the bathroom...


"You know what I mean."  This is really a question, and we know when someone is asking for reassurance to their statement, it is less likely to be a truthful statement.




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Student Attacked on Campus