A sexual assault was allegedly committed on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus Tuesday afternoon, according to information released by Campus Police Chief Matt Kiederlen through the “announcements” page of the university’s website.

According to the release, at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, the university received a report of a sexual assault that is alleged to have occurred at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Arey Hall.

As stated in the release, “the individuals are believed to have met on a dating app.”

The alleged offender is described within the release as a Caucasian or Hispanic male  between the ages of 40 and 50.

An investigation into the incident is underway.

UW-Whitewater Police are asking those with information to contact them by phone: 262-472-4660. Those with information may also contact the Dean of Student’s Office: 262-472-1533 or the Title IX coordinator: 262-472-1024.

The full release on the school’s announcement page is here: https://announcements.uww.edu/Announcement/Details/18323.