SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A student apparently killed herself after an alleged sexual assault by a Notre Dame football player, an investigation by the Chicago Tribune reported.
Elizabeth Seeberg, 19, of Northbrook, Ill., a freshman at neighboring St. Mary's College with a history of depression, apparently overdosed on a prescription drug Sept. 10. The player, who was not named because he has not been charged with a crime, remains on the field, the newspaper said.
Notre Dame still refuses to acknowledge the case, the Tribune reported, and what the school did to investigate her allegation is unknown.
Campus authorities did not tell St. Joseph County, Ind., police investigating Seeberg's death about the alleged assault, officials said.
The university and its police force have denied formal requests for information from the Tribune.
Seeberg told friends about the alled attack Aug. 31 and wrote a statement, a source told the Tribune. She reported it to Notre Dame police the next day.
Notre Dame police could have turned the case over to the county's special victims unit, trained to handle sex crimes, but did not, the report said. The St. Joseph County prosecutor said campus authorities have not asked the office to charge anyone.
