A male UC Berkeley student was sexually assaulted early Tuesday morning inside a university affiliated student cooperative housing unit, university police said.
The assault was reported Tuesday by the student, who told officials he was assaulted by a man he met on the internet. University police sent a campus-wide alert about the incident.
Student Bryan Wang said the assault is a warning for all students about the dangers of online meetings.
"I guess a general rule of thumb is don't trust strangers, don't invite them to your room; that's just my perspective," he said. "As tragic as it is, I feel like when students read this, they get a better understanding of what a sexual assault is."
The suspect is approximately 20 years old, police said. Officials didn't say if he is a student.
The victim and the suspect met at the victim's co-op room, and the assault occurred around 1:30 a.m., police said.
It was not clear what website the victim used to meet his accused attacker.
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Students say the crime alert indicates university police are taking the report seriously. They say every victim, male or female, deserves justice.
"It's strong to send a message that no matter who you are you are welcome and protected at UC Berkeley," Wang said.
No arrests were made.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
