An LSU fraternity member has been accused of raping a woman at a fraternity house earlier this month, according to LSUPD reports obtained by WBRZ.
The suspect, Phoenix Hernandez, 21, is wanted for third-degree rape, according to the incident report.
On April 9, LSUPD was sent to the LSU Student Health Center in response to a sexual assault investigation. The incident report says the victim told police she had been assaulted at the Delta Chi fraternity house on April 2. Afterwards, she was transported to the LSUPD station where she pressed charges.
The woman told police she woke up the morning after the alleged assault in the hallway outside Hernandez’s room and could not remember how she got there from a bar, WBRZ reported.
Three days later, she called Hernandez and asked what happened. He told her they had just kissed but he allegedly admitted later that they had sex, according to an arrest warrant obtained by WBRZ.
According to WBRZ, the woman called Hernandez again on April 14 with an LSUPD officer present. Documents show Hernandez said he could not remember if the two had sex and felt pressured to admit they had when she first asked.
During a search of Hernandez’s phone, LSUPD said an officer found audio messages sent to a friend hours after the woman left his room. In the messages, he allegedly boasted about having sex with her, according to WBRZ.
Hernandez was detained on April 16 and taken in for questioning in which he remained adamant that he did not remember the two having sex, according to WBRZ.
