By Brian Ruth
The Scene staff
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department will not pursue charges in a case involving a rape allegation at Forest Park this semester.
“There were no charges issued against the suspect,” said police spokesman Schron Jackson. “The case was presented to the (St. Louis) circuit attorney’s office, and warrants against the subject were refused.”
On Oct. 27, an 18-year-old female student at Forest Park reported that she was raped by a 19-year-old student on Sept. 22 in a campus elevator, according to college officials.
The accused was questioned within an hour of the report being filed. Forest Park police later turned the case over to St. Louis police.
Dan Kimack, public information and marketing director for St. Louis Community College, declined to provide further information.
“I can’t share information that is the St. Louis police department’s information,” he said. “I don’t have access to that.”
Warrant officers with the circuit attorney’s office also declined to provide further information.
After the alleged rape was reported, the college’s alert system – @STLCCAlert on Twitter – posted that the accused student was suspended and banned from campuses pending an investigation.
The college offered the accuser counseling and escorts to and from classes, Kimack said at the time.
No follow-up alerts on the status of either student have been posted.