Salem Police make arrest in sexual assault case
On Saturday September 3, at 2:10 a.m., the Salem Police Department and Roanoke College Campus Safety officers were called to investigate a reported sexual assault of a student.
The 19-year-old male student told officers he was assaulted by a male suspect while walking down an alley near N. Market Street. The victim was not injured as a result of the assault and did not require medical attention.
A subsequent investigation conducted by the Salem Police Department and the Roanoke College Office of Campus Safety led to the arrest of 25-year-old Hung Phi Nguyen from Roanoke. The suspect was taken into custody on campus in Salem, at approximately 1 a.m. on September 11, and charged with sexual battery. He has been released on bond from the Roanoke County/Salem jail.
Submitted by Mike Stevens, city of Salem
September 12, 2011 - 12:30 PM
Thank you for rewriting the headline for So Salem. I would expect it is not easy for males to report an assault and probably plenty go unreported. The Roanoke Times headline is bordering on salacious with that male-on-male headline. Why bring gender into it, especially in the headline? All cases deserve sensitivity. Anyway, thank you So Salem for the rewrite and displaying that sensitivity.
has there been any further updates on this story? what was the outcome of the charges? any information on him since?
Here’s a link to the follow-ups where the man was convicted and sentecned to 20 days in jail:
http://blogs.roanoke.com/sosalem/2011/10/salem-salon-owner-guilty-of-sexual-battery/
http://ww2.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/300410/