GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A 14-year-old has been arrested on a charge of raping a female University of Florida student, Gainesville police say.
The teenager is also being charged with burglary and other crimes stemming from the rape case and recent burglaries in the area of Tivoli and Bivens Cove.
The rape victim told police that she was working out in the Tivoli Apartments gym at about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday when a black male knocked on the door.
When she let him in, he reportedly grabbed her and pulled her into the bathroom, Gainesville police reported.
Police say the suspect punched the victim in the face, grabbed her by the throat and made her perform a sex act.
A composite drawing of the assailant was released shortly after the incident.
It's unclear if there's any resemblance to the 14-year-old suspect whose identity hasn't been revealed.
He was arrested late Saturday along with his 13-year-old brother after police viewed undercover surveillance at the complex where the rape occurred.
Undercover officers noticed the two boys acting suspiciously and concealing themselves in the shadows of breezeways and the building, police said in a statement released Sunday.
When uniformed officers arrived to investigate, the pair had apparently begun to break into an apartment by lifting a window just before their arrest, according to the statement.
Detectives interviewed the boys following their arrests and say statements and other evidence link the 14-year-old to the rape.
The 13-year-old brother was charged with attempted burglary.
Posted by Gainesville Police Department on Sunday, November 19, 2017
This composite drawing was completed with the victim of the recent reported rape at Tivoli. If you have ANY information...
Posted by Gainesville Police Department on Friday, November 17, 2017
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