7 Salisbury University students face assault, hate crime charges in off-campus incident

Keith Demko Salisbury Daily Times


Seven Salisbury University students face assault and hate crime charges in an incident that, according to police, occurred at an off-campus apartment complex. … Here's what we know now.

On Oct. 31, 2024, the Salisbury Police Department was contacted by members of the Salisbury University Police Department regarding an assault that was alleged to have occurred in an off-campus apartment complex for college-aged students. Detectives met with witnesses and observed cellular phone video of an adult male victim being assaulted by several college-aged men.

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During the course of the investigation, detectives identified and met with the victim from the video. Detectives discovered that on Oct. 15, 2024, a group of men used a social media account and invited the victim to a residence within the 1400 block of University Terrace under false pretenses.

When the victim responded and entered the residence, numerous college-aged men surrounded the victim and forced him to sit in a chair isolated in the middle of the living room. After being forcefully seated, the victim was kicked, punched and spit on while the men called him derogatory names, according to police.

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