Former UCSB student arrested for campus rape
He is currently being held in Santa Barbara Country jail
A former UCSB student was arrested yesterday in connection to the rape and assault of another student in February 2014.
On the 23rd of February 2014, the female victim was beaten and sexually assaulted by multiple male assailants at the northwest end of UCSB’s track, before returning home when her roommate notified law enforcement.
After the incident, the police department conducted a search and recovered physical evidence from the crime scene.
According to a UCPD statement, last month in an unrelated arrest in Alameda County, DNA evidence linked the 2014 assault to Daniel Jieng Chen. The 21 year old from San Ramon, California attended UCSB from September 2012 until December 2013.
Daniel J. Chen
Last month, the victim filled a lawsuit against the University of California for personal injury, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress and negligence.
Daniel J. Chen is currently being held in Santa Barbara County Jail without bail and is due to appear in Santa Barbara Superior Court on February 16th.