BOSTON, May 10, 2016—A man who allegedly entered a dorm room at a college he does not attend and sexually assaulted a young woman has been indicted on rape and other charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

The Suffolk County Grand Jury indicted SAMSON DONICK (D.O.B. 5/27/95), formerly of Boston and now a resident of Tiburon, California, on charges of aggravated rape, breaking and entering at night with the intent to commit a felony, burglary, and indecent assault and battery. He is expected to be arraigned tomorrow in Suffolk Superior Court.

The indictments stem from Donick’s alleged actions in a Boston University dormitory during the early morning hours of Oct. 18. Donick and three other males, none of whom are BU students, were signed into the building by two female students at about 2:00 am and entered their suite.

At approximately 2:30 am, Donick and one of the males left the suite in search of a particular female student known to the second male. For approximately 30 minutes, Donick and the second male entered about 10 different dorm rooms on four different floors while looking for her.

During that time, prosecutors say, the 20-year-old victim – who did not know Donick or the second male – awoke to find Donick in her room sexually assaulting her. She confronted him and screamed, and he fled the scene.

The victim disclosed the assault to friends and Boston University Police. In the meantime, the college issued a public safety alert regarding the incident and numerous students soon began reporting that two unknown college-age males had entered their dorm rooms during the time in question.

Boston University Police later recovered surveillance camera footage depicting these two men in a building stairwell and ultimately retrieving their identification at the front desk where they had been signed in. They were identified and the second male gave a statement indicating that he and Donick had entered several suites and bedrooms during the time in question, including one bedroom in which Donick had stayed for a short time.

The victim’s description of her assailant was consistent with Donick and the clothing he was wearing in the surveillance camera footage.

Sexual assault can happen to anyone. While the victims of any crime should call 911 in an emergency, survivors of sexual violence can also call their local rape crisis center for free and confidential services and to discuss their options.  Services by city and town can be found at www.janedoe.org/find_help/search.

In Suffolk County, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center offers a free and confidential 24-hour hotline at 800-841-8371. The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center provides medical accompaniment and many other free services to victims of rape and sexual assault. Suffolk victim-witness advocates can assist in referrals to BARCC and a wide array of non-profit service providers who can offer additional support and services.

The victim in the case is represented by civil attorney Wendy Murphy. Donick is represented by attorney Norman Zalkind. Anne Kelley-McCarthy is the DA’s assigned victim-witness advocate.

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All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt