A student was kidnapped and sexually assaulted early Sunday morning before she escaped from the suspect's van, a spokesperson from the Saugus Police Department said.
The 20-year-old student repeatedly opened and closed a van door as the suspect drove down Route 1 in Saugus in front of a patrol car at about 3:00 a.m, said Lieutenent Mike Annese from the Saugus Police Department. This prompted police to pull the van over. When police did, Annese said the student ran toward the cruiser saying she had been sexually assaulted.
Police arrested 36-year-old Faisel Abdi Ibrahim of Boston, a cab driver who was driving an unmarked 1999 green Ford Windstar when he allegedly picked up the woman. It is unclear where and how the student was picked up.
Ibrahim was charged with kidnapping, aggravated rape, driving an uninsured vehicle and driving an unregistered vehicle.
Mike Armini, Vice President for Marketing and Communications at Northeastern, said students should be "particularly cautious and careful."
"We encourage students to take advantage of resources -- including our Safety Escort Service -- currently provided by the Northeastern University Police Department," he said in a written statement to The News. -News staff Anne Baker contributed to this report.
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