Tom Smith[1], a freshman in the College of Business Administration, was arrested for sexual imposition, after assaulting a UT student, according to a Lucas County Jail arrest report. According to the UT Police report, the victim said she was walking east on the path toward Westwood Avenue when she noticed that Smith was following her. She then started to walk up the embankment. Smith asked the victim to come with him, but she refused and he grabbed her. The report states that the victim pulled away, but Smith grabbed her again, reached up her dress and grabbed her between the legs. The victim pulled away again and ran to her home, which was approximately five to 10 minutes away, and called UT Police at 4:15 p.m., the report said. According to Joe Skonecki, assistant director of campus police, the dispatcher was able to get a detailed description of Smith and broadcast it to Rocket Patrol and the UT Police officers. According to the UT Police report, Yarko Kuk, Rocket Patrol supervisor, spotted Smith, notified UT Police and pointed Smith out to Jerry Owens, the arresting officer.
