Djamel Benslimane

A man was arrested in the Monday groping incident of a University of Arizona student, police said.

Djamel Benslimane is facing sexual abuse charges, said Officer Rene Hernandez, a University of Arizona Police Department spokesman.

Benslimane, 38, was booked into the Pima County jail.

The woman was walking shortly before 9 a.m. in the 1500 block of East Speedway Boulevard, near North Cherry Avenue when a man groped her. The woman pushed away the assailant and called 911, said Hernandez.

After she reported the incident to police, a composite sketch was created based on her description of the man.

A patrol officer saw a man matching the composite. Police investigated further and the victim identified the suspect, which led to Benslimane's arrest, Hernandez said.

  


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