Friends report rescuing woman from sexual assault at university frat house

• A 21-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted inside a bathroom at a University of Chicago fraternity house early Sunday morning.
• The victim's friends picked the bathroom lock to rescue her while a group of men outside cheered and attempted to block them from entering.
• University of Chicago officials identified a person of interest not affiliated with the school using witness statements and video surveillance.
• The Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter stated that none of its members were involved in or complicit with the alleged assault.
• The incident comes amid heightened national scrutiny of campus sexual violence following a recent lawsuit alleging a frat house gang rape at Cornell University .

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