Rape reported on Southeast campus

A woman was reportedly raped over the weekend in her Southeast Missouri State University dorm room.

The student reported the rape to Southeast Department of Public Safety officials around 5:35 a.m. Saturday, according to university spokeswoman Ann Hayes.

The alleged rape occurred late Friday or early Saturday in the woman's dorm room in one of the university's residence halls, Hayes said. She declined to provide the victim's age or in what specific residence hall the attack occurred.

The victim knew the suspect, a man who was not a student at the university, Hayes said.

When she reported the rape, the woman was taken to a local hospital. Aside from the rape, Hayes did not know if the woman was injured.

On Monday, the Department of Public Safety forwarded the case to the prosecutor's office and were waiting to see whether charges would be sought, Hayes said.