Sex Assault Alert At Edmonds Community College

EDMONDS, WA — Edmonds Community College issued an alert on Sunday after a student was followed and sexually assaulted along 204th Street Southwest, which runs along the south end of campus.

According to the college, a woman was walking between 10 and 11 p.m. Saturday when a man began following her.

"He persisted in trying to engage the reporting person in conversation and then became physically aggressive," the campus alert said.

The attacker got away, but police are looking for him. He was described as between 5'8" and 5'10" tall, carrying a black backpack, wearing a dark plaid shirt, and wearing a black baseball cap with white lettering.

Lynnwood police and Edmonds CC security are handling the matter. If you have an information about what happened, contact campus security at (425) 754-0154.