Sex attacks on Tufts students

Shani
Sat, 05 May 2007 00:11:44 +0000

This just in, all Tufts students got this email tonight:

To:
Tufts Community

From:
Tufts Police

Earlier this evening, Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone
announced that the Medford Police Department has arrested Nicholas
Chacon, 19, of Somerville, on three counts of indecent assault and
battery, one count of attempted rape and one count of rape. Included
among these charges are several assaults that occurred near Tufts
and prompted the release of Safety Alerts by University Police. Mr.
Chacon will be held at the Medford Police station until his arraignment on
Monday, May 7. This arrest is the result of tips from the public and
the efforts of a multi-agency task force that included Tufts
University Police Department.

While this is very good news for the Tufts community on the
Medford/Somerville campus, and for our neighbors, the University
Police would still like to remind everyone that personal safety
requires ongoing vigilance. While Mr. Chacon has been connected to
the incidents described above, other incidents remain under
investigation. The University Police will continue to assign extra staff to patrol the campus and surrounding neighborhoods. Students, faculty and staff
are urged to make use of the safety escort service and to use caution
while walking in or around campus.