India, Oct. 16 -- The man accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman near the University of Chicago last weekend has been described as a "South Asian male". The University of Chicago announced on Tuesday that the man has been identified as a "person of interest" in the investigation and has been barred from campus. He is not a student at the university, they said.

A 21-year-old woman has alleged that she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus on Sunday, October 11. The woman reported the assault to police and went to a hospital for treatment, according to Chicago police.

The Chicago Sun-Times, citing the police report, said the woman told police she had been drinking and dancing at the...