UC Berkeley Fraternity Ceases Operations Amid Reported Sexual Assault
BERKELEY (CBS SF) -- A fraternity at UC Berkeley has ceased operations Monday after a young woman reported being sexually assaulted at the fraternity house.
Sigma Phi Epsilon's California Alpha chapter is located on Channing Way.
Police say the victim reported two men sexually assaulted her there at around midnight Saturday.
Members of the risk management team immediately took her to the hospital, and the chapter referred the issue to the university and the authorities for thorough investigation.
In a statement, Heather Kirk, the Sigma Phi Epsilon national chief communications officer said: "While SigEp's Headquarters staff and volunteers work with the chapter to investigate the situation, the chapter has ceased operations. SigEp takes any allegation of sexual violence seriously. We consistently seek to enhance prevention measures and commend these members for the care and concern they showed this survivor."
Few details have been released about the assault. UC Berkeley police confirmed that an investigation is underway. It remains unclear whether the two suspects are UC Berkeley students.
