Jacob Leslie Dallas, the man arrested in connection with the attempted rape of a female student in the Quadrangle Saturday, was released on bail Tuesday but faces several charges.
At his arraignment, held earlier this week, Dallas was charged with several offenses in connection with Saturday's incident.
The charges include attempted rape, burglary, aggravated indecent assault, defiant trespassing, unlawful restraint, indecent assault, simple assault and false imprisonment, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's office.
The bail for Dallas was set at $25,000, which he met on Tuesday.
According to the District Attorney's office, there is also no attorney representing Dallas on record. The Philadelphia Defender's Association also claimed to have no record of a request for a public defender on Dallas' behalf.
Penn's Public Safety head Maureen Rush said she was disappointed that Dallas has been released, especially since it adds to already heightened security concerns among students.
"Unfortunately, he did make bail," Rush said. "Clearly we would prefer that he was still in jail for the comfort of the victims."
Rush added that Dallas' bail was relatively high, according to the District Attorney's office.
Early Saturday morning, Dallas allegedly snuck into the Quad with a group of students. After wandering around for a few minutes, police said, he entered a female student's room and, according to a source familiar with the incident, pulled down his pants and tried to get into bed with her. Penn Police responded to the call of a student who had observed a man in the Quad earlier and found his behavior suspicious.
He allegedly left the room when the female student screamed and attempted to exit the Quad. A security guard apprehended him outside the Quad entrance, but Dallas was able to free himself, according to police. He was arrested by Penn Police at the SEPTA station at 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue several minutes later.
The guard who Dallas allegedly slipped past has since been fired by Allied Spectaguard, the company that provides Penn with its security personnel.
Neither Penn nor Spectaguard have released the guard's name.
Due to Dallas' release, the University has increased security around the Quadrangle, hoping to alleviate the concerns of students.
"In light of [the incident] we have vamped up security and policing on campus and in particular the Quad, and we have even doubled that [because of Dallas' release]," Rush said. "People are feeling very secure."
Additionally, the University has continued to provide support for the victim of the attempted assault.
The preliminary hearing for Dallas is set for Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m., and will be held at the Criminal Justice Center at 13th and Filbert streets.
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