PHILADELPHIA (NBC 10) — Temple University is advising students to look out for a man riding around on an electric scooter and assaulting women. The university sent alert messages to students' phones Tuesday night. So far campus police don't have a great description of the attacker.
Temple said that there have been several reported instances of a man inappropriately touching women while riding by them on the scooter.
He was described as being 20 to 30 years old and wearing dark clothing, a mask and boots. Temple's crime blog shows that a reported incident of indecent assault happened on Monday just before 9 p.m., and several other incidents of harassment have been reported in the last month.
Students are advised to walk with friends and in well-lit areas. Temple says the university also offers daily bike patrol escorts from 4 a.m. to six p.m.
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