Crime Alert - Indecent Exposure at Chavez Circle

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This bulletin is posted to advise you of an incident that concerns the safety of the University community. Please take all necessary precautions.

The University Police Department is investigating an alleged indecent exposure of a male to a female student while she was walking from class at Chavez Circle. The incident was reported on October 24 at 11:23 a.m. While seated in the driver's seat, the male suspect exposed his genitals to a female student as she passed by his vehicle.

Suspect Description

Dark-skinned male, 30 years of age, unknown height or weight, with short, light, curly hair and brown eyes.

It is unknown if the suspect is a student at Cal State San Marcos.

Suspect vehicle is a silver or white four-door Mazda sedan.

If you have any information that might be helpful in this investigation, please contact University Police at (760) 750-4567. If you wish, you may report anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers (888) 580-8477.

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CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT: Victims of any form of sexual harassment or assault are strongly encouraged to seek confidential support at CSUSM’s Student Health and Counseling Center, 120 Craven Road Suite 100, (760) 750-4915; office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 am – 4:45 pm. Off campus, The Center for Community Solutions offers a 24-Hour toll free County-wide crisis line for crisis intervention and information referrals related to sexual assault in San Diego at 1-888-385-4657 (FREE). More information is available at http://www.ccssd.org/. Reporting to a confidential counselor or sexual assault advocate WILL NOT RESULT IN A REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE UNIVERSITY. These counseling professionals are required by law to keep your identity and information confidential.

REPORTING TO THE UNIVERSITY: We also encourage victims and witnesses to report sexual misconduct to the university’s Title IX Coordinator, who can help provide resources, support and remedies, as well as determine whether the university needs to take further action to make victims, witnesses, and the rest of the campus community safe, as well as take steps to prevent a reoccurrence and eliminate sexual misconduct. Please contact Dr. Bridget Blanshan, CSUSM Title IX Coordinator at (760) 750-4056 or http://www.csusm.edu/title9/. Information about Victim Rights and Options can also be found on the university’s Title IX website: http://www.csusm.edu/title9/.