Man accused of UNL sexual assault to appear in court

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 16:02 · Archive

Joseph Favata, 32, accused of sexually assaulting a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student, appears in court Tuesday.

Joseph Favata, 32, is scheduled for arraignment in Lancaster County Court on Tuesday at 2 p.m. He was arrested in early October by the U.S. Marshals Service Kansas Fugitive Apprehension Task Force and extradited from Sedgwick County Jail in Kansas to Lincoln.

According to police, the reported sexual assault occurred during the early morning hours of 29 September near 16th and R streets on or near the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. A UNL student told police she was walking alone when Favata approached her, asked if she was having a good night, and then grabbed her from behind and sexually assaulted her. She said he threw her phone into the street when she attempted to call police. Favata eventually ran away and the victim reached a safe location.

Surveillance footage showed Favata driving a large box truck with a company logo, parking in a UNL parking lot, and hiding behind other vehicles. Police charged him with attempted first-degree sexual assault and first-degree false imprisonment. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department will issue him a ban and bar from UNL property, and students are instructed to contact campus police if he is spotted on campus.

How it is being reported

• Man accused in UNL sexual assault to appear in court TuesdayThe man accused of sexually assaulting a student on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus will make his first appearance in Lancaster County Court on Tuesday.WOWT · 20 Oct, 15:50
• Man accused in UNL sexual assault to appear in court TuesdayThe man accused of sexually assaulting a student on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus will make his first appearance in Lancaster County Court on Tuesday.1011Now · 20 Oct, 15:41

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