University Of Massachusetts - Four Pittsfield Men Arrested In Alleged Rape Of Umass Student

By Sarah Schweitzer as well as Martin Finucane, Globe Staff

Four Pittsfield males happen to be in jail for allegedly raping an 18-year-old pupil at this University connected with Massachusetts Amherst early on Saturday, the university stated in a statement.

Emmanuel Bile, 18, Justin King, 18, Adam Licciardi, 18, in addition to Caleb Womack, 17, which knew this victim, are usually going through fees inside your attack, which will developed inside early morning hours associated with Saturday inside target vertisements dwelling lounge room, that university or college said.

Maintaining some sort of safe understanding plus living local community will be from the upmost value to help your campus. We will never tolerate this particular violent behavior, Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy said within a statement. The unwilling recipient in addition to your ex loved ones are usually acquiring support from some of our campus resources. I know that I speak on behalf of our university community when I state which they will be almost all in this views in the course of this kind of tough time.

John Horvath, the actual university court arrest chief, mentioned his or her department promptly initiated an exploration soon after understanding involving this alleged crime along with determined the campus neighborhood at huge had not been throughout danger.

The men were rotting in jail by way of team in which incorporated UMass Amherst police, Pittsfield police, and also State Police issued to the business office regarding Berkshire District Attorney David F. Capeless, that college said.

Horvath reported while in the record that will this health and safety involving scholars is paramount.

He in addition reported this following a occurrence most people communicated with security people as well as address hallway staff in order to reiterate latest protection procedures. In addition, though campus safety steps have in general showed effective within the past, the university will certainly carry out a wide article on safety measures in our address halls. . In addition, you will redouble our endeavours to educate just about all members associated with some of our town related to protecting their own safety.