ALLENDALE TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A 17-year-old girl says she was the victim of an attempted sexual assault near the Grand Valley State University campus in Allendale Township.
Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office says the incident took place Saturday, September 23, around 11:00 p.m. at off campus housing located at 10897 48th West Apartment Complex.
The victim who is not a student at the college told authorities that she was walking alone when she was approached by three men. She says the three men began pulling at her clothing saying they wanted to have sex with her. the girls told the men no, but they continued to pull at her clothes. The girls reports the men stopped when a group of people walked nearby. The three men then left the area.
Sgt. Matt Wilfong says the three suspects are described as college-aged African American. One is tall and stocky with dreadlocks, another has a goatee and the third is described as tall with short hair.
The victim was not injured. The investigation is being handled by the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office detective bureau.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office at 616-738-4022 of Silent Observer at 1-877-88-SILENT.
