U of I warns of attacks

March 22, 2010 (CHAMPAIGN, Ill.)

The most recent attack came on Friday. Police say a woman was attacked as she tried to enter her apartment about 2 a.m. The victim's roommate and boyfriend scared off the attacker.

"We heard screaming. he just, like, realized what was going on and just, like, ran out, and I stayed in my room and called 911," said the victim's roommate.

In the other cases a woman was sexual assaulted and another woman was attacked inside a university building.

Police are trying to determine if any of the attacks are related.

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