UPDATE: Dec. 10 at 12:45 p.m.
A criminal complaint against Saif Al-Khafaji has been filed in Fayette County for first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree indecent exposure.
According to the complaint, Al-Khafaji is suspected of being involved in two separate incidents on UK's campus in the same week in November.
In one case, the complaint notes that Al-Khafaji "pinned a woman against a wall and forcefully kissed her and groped her." The second incident in the complaint states that he "showed his genitals to a woman who had stopped to tie her shoe."
According to the complaint, in both cases, police say that the victims were strangers to Al-Khafaji and that he "approached them as they were walking."
Records show that Al-Khafaji is not currently booked in the Fayette County Detention Center.
UPDATE: Nov. 25 at 11:00 a.m.
According to a uniform citation, Al-Khafaji was cited on April 15, 2024, by Eastern Kentucky University police for charges of harassment and second-degree stalking.
The citation states that "10 female EKU students have told police that they experienced harassing and stalking behavior from Al-Khafaji from around Sept. 2023 to April 2024."
After further investigation by EKU police, the citation notes that Al-Khafaji met with an officer regarding the allegations and admitted to the officer that he "had engaged with more than 40 female EKU students since Aug. 2023."
Original Story:
The University of Kentucky says that an arrest was made on Nov. 23 in connection to a sexual assault investigation.
According to officials, 21-year-old Saif Al-Khafaji was taken into custody by the Louisville Airport Police on a warrant from Fayette County.
Al-Khafaji is charged with first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree indecent exposure.
On Nov. 15, UK police released a crime bulletin after a report of a sexual assault that happened on Nov. 10 while the victim was walking near Rose Street and Euclid Avenue.
As part of its investigation, UK police say they were able to connect the suspect to another report of indecent exposure based on the victim's description. The suspect was identified with the use of security cameras on campus.
Members of the University of Kentucky community who are victims of sexual assault are asked to call the UK Police Special Victims Unit at 859-257-8573 to speak with an advocate.
