Senior arrested for stalking Mayer females

Penn senior Diexia Wang was arrested at Mayer Hall last week after he allegedly stalked female residents of the dorm and stole their property, including their undergarments.

A search of Wang's belongings yielded the discovery of high-end purses, one Burberry jacket and between 30 to 35 bras and pairs of women's underwear, all allegedly stolen, Philadelphia Police Lt. John Walker said.

Wang, 21, was arrested when a female Penn student and Mayer Hall resident returned to her room and heard noises within her apartment. She noticed a shadow in her hallway and called out to see if someone was there, Walker said.

Wang - who also lives in Mayer Hall - told the student he was waiting for her roommate, Walker said. The student found his story suspicious and called police.

The student said that she believes she left her door unlocked last Wednesday, but that Wang had knocked on her door the previous day with a key to her room, Walker said.

She had decided not to answer but changed her mind when she heard a key in her lock. She opened the door to find Wang, who said he had found the key and had come to return it.

Because Mayer's keys are not embossed with room numbers, it is unclear how Wang could have linked an unidentified key to a specific room.

The student did not call police after the first incident.

Police said they are unsure how Wang obtained the key or if he made duplicates.

This student, however, was not the only alleged victim: His tactics and excuses were familiar to other Mayer female students, who shared similar stories.

College freshman Catherine Hsu and her roommates left their Mayer apartment door unlocked one evening during fall break. When they returned that night, they found the door locked.

Hsu and her roommates assumed they must have accidentally locked the door but then heard knocking from inside the room.

A man whom Hsu now recognizes as Wang then opened their door, asking if one of them was named Stephanie, Hsu said.

Hsu recalled that the man said, "Oh, well, my friend Stephanie said she would leave her room unlocked. . Then I could go in, and then I could surprise her or something."

The man lingered in the doorway, Hsu said, and kept apologizing, saying things like, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so embarrassed, this is so awkward."

Hsu said she and her roommates were initially unconcerned, though one roommate later discovered she was missing multiple pairs of underwear.

Walker said police are investigating other related incidents reported to have occurred both this year and last.

Wang has been charged with stalking, harassment, burglary and theft, and his parents have paid 10 percent of his $25,000 bail. Police did not know if Wang had returned to the dorm. His preliminary hearing is set for today.

Philadelphia Police are investigating, and the Division of Public Safety refused to comment on the case.

Wang's status with the University is not yet clear. He is not listed on the Penn Directories, and University spokesman Ron Ozio refused to comment on any disciplinary action the school would take, citing confidentiality reasons.

Students who live in Mayer, located at 3817 Spruce St., were shocked by the incident. Most residents live in the dorm for all four years and, as a result, students say Mayer is one of the more close-knit communities on campus.

"I know everyone in my hall and so I sort of assume that it's safe," said College freshman Rachel Gittelman, a Mayer resident. "But that's obviously a false assumption, especially since the guy lives in our dorm."

Nursing junior Adrienne Hoving, who also lives in Mayer, said though she felt troubled, she wasn't as concerned, because she routinely keeps her room secured.

"If you don't lock your door," Hoving said, "then you're kind of asking for trouble."

Comments (18)

[QUOTE id="a014d863-2403-408c-8126-3d6c66342006"]This was an ingenious metaphor for the plight of us students: for don�?t we all turn the compulsory indignities of life at Penn into lunatic fetishes? When President Gutman says, �?We�?re making history!�? is that not autoerotic? When Maureen Rush says, �?Your children are safe�? is that less fantasy than a transvestite parading around in stolen underwear? These are the Emperor�?s new trappings: stolen laptops, creepy stalkers, and school shootings. But certainly, this is one of the best colleges in the world, the students are happy, successful, and if anything does go wrong, they can call CAPS or sit down with their RA for a hot cup of cocoa and a nice long chat! O college miserable! Leave something for the joke issue of the DP to fabricate! Just because your RA says hello to you (they have to, I have seen the staff manual) doesn�?t mean they like you: and, duh!, we all know this. Likewise, many of us would like to collectively brandish our phallus in disgust at the corruption and lies that the administration feeds us. Why do students end up stalkers, thieves, or potential suicides? Because Penn cares more about fundraising and PR than the welfare of its students. But oh! It seems that not caring for students can really effect PR, can�?t it? Mayer is close-knit? Mayer is full of cliques! All Penn is. And it�?s only a matter of time before the loners, brigands, and genuine maniacs start copycatting these forerunners. The time for palliatives is over. So, we can all stay in our dreamworld and tell ourselves we look oh-so pretty in our victoria�?s secret �?making-history�? cami set: or we can wake up and realize just how gross this situation really is.[/QUOTE] This is absolutely priceless and I dearly miss Penn. Out here in the real world almost no one is nearly so witty and incisive.

[QUOTE id="0d9bf3bf-a8cc-445c-a7af-303c0f7149e8"]Seriously! What is happening to Penn? This is embarrassing.[/QUOTE] ......like there are no wackos at any other universities....I agree the DP doesn't have to hilite everything though.....

why did it take dp so long to publish this? i read this story 2 days ago on different sources...

[QUOTE id="0d9bf3bf-a8cc-445c-a7af-303c0f7149e8"]......like there are no wackos at any other universities....I agree the DP doesn't have to hilite everything though..... [/QUOTE] it's not my point that penn is unique. my point is that recently there has been a ridiculous number of terrible stories: 1. Penn prof admits murdering wife with a chin-up bar 2. Penn security guard exposes himself to Penn student 3. Sexual assault at Penn 4. Man killed in strip club near Penn

Still looks like we were one-upped by Princeton on this one: http://modelminority.com/printout1008.html

Who thinks this guy also frequented Wizzards?

This guy was actually in the DP last year, under better circumstances... http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/02/23/News/Whartonite.Rewarded.By.Barrons-2739554.shtml

Well, at least the kid doesn't have to worry about paying off his bail. http://www.thestreet.com/newsanalysis/opinion/10353218.html http://www.yalicoo.com/Pages/GenericPages/SuccessStory.aspx?ID=8 He's made several million dollars day-trading bio-tech companies while at Wharton. The panties were probably good motivation.

Police did not know if Wang had returned to the dorm. WHAT?! HE SHOULD NOT be allowed into ANY dorms. yes, i understand innocent until proven guilty, but he was CAUGHT in the act of stealing panties and police found all the stolen items on him/in his possession. his penncard should be flagged and he should not be given access to ANY dorm area AT ALL. the whole security issue(s) at penn have been very scary and saddening to many students, and we do not need to worry about a classmate stealing panties while there are other more pertinent issues. we should be able to feel safe in our dorms, especially if we are not able to feel safe on the streets (on at our extracurriculars - bars and strip clubs, haha). PLEASE, rush, WHAT are you doing?!

Ummm... what makes you think this is the same person? The first name is totally different than the guy you're citing in this other article. =P [QUOTE id="140e31f2-8923-4605-8e6b-75de000a35f3"]This guy was actually in the DP last year, under better circumstances... http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/02/23/News/Whartonite.Rewarded.By.Barrons-2739554.shtml[/QUOTE]

it's the same guy. 'diexia' is his legal (chinese) name. [QUOTE id="140e31f2-8923-4605-8e6b-75de000a35f3"]This guy was actually in the DP last year, under better circumstances... http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/02/23/News/Whartonite.Rewarded.By.Barrons-2739554.shtml[/QUOTE]

This sexual predator creep should be expelled immediately. I am glad that my daughter does not attend Upenn. Criminal background checks should be required of all admitted students to weed out perverts.

this guy is sniffing up a storm

This was an ingenious metaphor for the plight of us students: for don�?t we all turn the compulsory indignities of life at Penn into lunatic fetishes? When President Gutman says, �?We�?re making history!�? is that not autoerotic? When Maureen Rush says, �?Your children are safe�? is that less fantasy than a transvestite parading around in stolen underwear? These are the Emperor�?s new trappings: stolen laptops, creepy stalkers, and school shootings. But certainly, this is one of the best colleges in the world, the students are happy, successful, and if anything does go wrong, they can call CAPS or sit down with their RA for a hot cup of cocoa and a nice long chat! O college miserable! Leave something for the joke issue of the DP to fabricate! Just because your RA says hello to you (they have to, I have seen the staff manual) doesn�?t mean they like you: and, duh!, we all know this. Likewise, many of us would like to collectively brandish our phallus in disgust at the corruption and lies that the administration feeds us. Why do students end up stalkers, thieves, or potential suicides? Because Penn cares more about fundraising and PR than the welfare of its students. But oh! It seems that not caring for students can really effect PR, can�?t it? Mayer is close-knit? Mayer is full of cliques! All Penn is. And it�?s only a matter of time before the loners, brigands, and genuine maniacs start copycatting these forerunners. The time for palliatives is over. So, we can all stay in our dreamworld and tell ourselves we look oh-so pretty in our victoria�?s secret �?making-history�? cami set: or we can wake up and realize just how gross this situation really is.

Is it too much to ask for to go for ONE day without PR disasters headlining the Daily Pennsylvanian?

Seriously! What is happening to Penn? This is embarrassing.

[QUOTE id="06aac939-a1c8-4977-abec-6e6798afe514"]"Police did not know if Wang had returned to the dorm." PLEASE, rush, WHAT are you doing?![/QUOTE] Actually, that quote was from a Philadelphia Police source. The Penn Police, i.e. Mo, know very well whether Wang was or was not entitled to return to a dorm. Of course, she isn't commenting because of University privacy policies regarding students. The Penn Police know all about Wang, his whereabouts, etc. After all, it was two Penn police officers who arrested him. They were seen taking him out of Mayer in handcuffs after the girl made the first report and putting him in a paddy wagon. I would hope Mo has input into whether or not someone can live in Penn housing. Somehow, though, I suspect the truth is that VPUL makes that decision- sometimes to our detriment. R. Peel The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.

[QUOTE id="bc95b3a8-b59d-4910-9f3d-b4349a102606"]He's made several million dollars day-trading bio-tech companies while at Wharton. [/QUOTE] Several million my ass. The way he won The Street competition was by taking ludicrously risky positions with fake money (naked puts that he leveraged at 2x using the full margin). Nobody would ever do that with real money, let alone their OWN real money.

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