A second woman claimed she was raped by University law student Abdellatif Devol, 25, of 2232 Terrace St.
Devol was arrested on Sept. 18 for the forcible rape and sexual battery of a 26-year-old female that occurred on Sept. 14. Later, the woman filed another report claiming she was raped by Devol a second time.
After Devol’s arrest, a second woman came forward. The 24-year-old female told officers she met Devol at a tailgate on campus last fall, and they walked back to his then-residence at 3000 July St.
Once there, Devol became aggressive with her, throwing her onto his bed multiple times against her wishes, according to the arrest warrant.
He then began to remove her clothes and became increasingly aggressive despite the woman telling him to stop and that she was not interested in having sexual intercourse, according to the warrant.
She said Devol then began to touch her inappropriately, and she believed he was going to rape her. Devol got up, and the woman was able to escape the room and the apartment, according to the warrant.
Devol was released on a $100,000 bond Sept. 18 following his initial arrest and then was arrested again on Sept. 19 for the rape occurring last fall.
The Advocate reported that Devol’s total bond was $160,000, and he is being held at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Students at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center said they have not seen Devol in classes since his arrest, but Law Center Chancellor Jack Weiss declined to say if Devol would be allowed back in school or if the school will take any action.
“The course of justice has to run.”