A UCF student was arrested at a UF fraternity house Oct. 5 on suspicion of sexual battery.
Matthew Hernandez, 18, was arrested after reportedly raping the victim at a house party at the Theta Chi Fraternity house Oct. 5.
According to a report from the UF Police Department, Hernandez gave the victim several alcoholic beverages. After being separated, he reportedly texted her repeatedly to find her location upstairs.
The victim was extremely intoxicated but remembered being in a small bathroom where she was “slipping in and out of consciousness,” according to the arrest report.
Hernandez reportedly began raping her. The next thing the victim said she remembered was seeing her blood on the bathroom floor, according to the arrest report.
According to the report, the victim was too intoxicated to consent to having sexual intercourse with Hernandez.
Hernandez told police he went into the bathroom with her in the first place to make sure she was OK, and he said the two were both being touchy towards one another from the start of the night.
After interviewing Hernandez, UPD charged him with sexual battery and arrested him Oct. 5.
Correction: This story originally reported that Matthew Hernandez was a UF student. The story has been updated to reflect his college of attendance.
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Julia Levi is a first year business student and the Alligator’s Fall 2024 Metro General Assignment reporter. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, and listening to music.
