Man indicted on rape charges in connection to assault in BU dorm
A 20-year-old has been indicted on rape charges in connection the sexual assault of a Boston University student in her dorm room last October.
Samson Donick, a former Boston resident who now lives in Tiburon, California, was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on charges of aggravated rape, indecent assault and battery, breaking and entering at night with the intent to commit a felony, and burglary, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s office.
Donick allegedly visited the BU dormitory known as StuVi 2 during the early hours of October 18 with three other males who, like Donick, weren’t students at the school. The DA’s office said they were signed into the building by two female students at 2 a.m. and went with the women to their suite.
Half an hour later, Donick and one of the men left the suite to look for another female student. According to the DA’s office, the two men entered 10 different dorm rooms on four different floors looking for her.
It was during that time that the 20-year-old victim woke up in her room to find Donick sexually assaulting her, authorities said. He allegedly fled when she screamed and confronted him.
The university issued a public safety alert after she disclosed the assault to BU police. Investigators identified Donick using surveillance footage and information at the front desk where he signed in, according to the DA’s office.
Donick will be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court on Wednesday.
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