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A sex offense report was made “in reference to” the University of Maine chapter of fraternity Phi Eta Kappa on Thursday morning, according to UMaine Police Department Chief Roland LaCroix.
A police log showed it was reported at 8:41 a.m. and police responded to the fraternity’s house, at 107 College Avenue.
After a fraternity member emailed The Maine Campus to say the police response never happened, LaCroix said the department made a mistake on the log normally emailed to media members.
He said the department did not respond to Phi Eta Kappa, but responded to the offices of the Division of Student Affairs in the Memorial Union “in reference to Phi Eta.” LaCroix gave no other details, citing an investigation.
“As far as the sex assault goes, it will remain confidential as it is an ongoing investigation,” UMPD Det. Keith Mercier wrote in an email to The Maine Campus on Friday morning.
On Monday, Mercier said the investigation is still open, with no charges filed.
This was the first of two sex offense reports to UMPD within a 48-hour period. Early Saturday morning, the department responded to a report from Oxford Hall, a first-year residence hall on campus.
This story is developing.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that UMPD responded to the Phi Eta Kappa house on College Avenue after the sex offense report. The mistake was made due to misinformation in the UMPD Daily Digest, a log of incidents regularly emailed to media.
