Mitchell (A.B. ’08), UChicago’s former vice president for civic engagement, will serve alongside Governor J. B. Pritzker, who will begin his third term in office.
Alpha Delt’s national organization said that Shim was suspended when the fraternity learned of the allegations against him, but declined to specify how soon after the reported assault occurred.
A civil lawsuit filed Monday alleged that the Alpha Delta Phi national organization and its UChicago chapter failed to take precautions despite multiple reported sexual assaults by members at the house.
Multiple sources confirmed the identity of an individual named in social media posts as the perpetrator of a Sunday morning sexual assault at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house in Hyde Park.
University officials declined to identify the individual, who they said is not affiliated with UChicago, citing an ongoing Chicago Police Department investigation.
A video posted on TikTok Monday night and verified by the Maroon shows an individual matching police descriptions of a suspect being accused of committing sexual assault.
Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Lambda chapter and national organization condemned the incident in separate statements and said they were cooperating with police investigations. The University said it had reported the case to AEPi’s national organization and was investigating separately.
The Chicago Police Department is investigating the assault, which took place early Sunday morning. University officials encouraged anyone with information about the incident or the suspect to contact city or University police.
Hyde Park’s Rapid Response network called the detention “federal immigration activity,” writing that officers also “attempted to detain multiple people outside their homes” at the same location.
La Respuesta Rápida de Hyde Park calificó el incidente como “actividad de inmigración federal" y señaló que los agentes también “intentaron detener a varias personas afuera de sus casas” en el mismo lugar.
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