Woman jumps from window to escape attacker near the U

May 5, 2008

http://www.startribune.com/local/18678554.html

A 20-year-old woman broke her ankle after jumping from a second-story window to flee a man who broke into her apartment off the University of Minnesota campus and sexually assaulted her early Sunday, Minneapolis police said Monday.

This woman was sexually assaulted, escaped, jumped from a second story window, and made it to a friend's house to get help. That's impressive.

One of the major problems with having a rapist break into your home is that, the minute your door closes, your house or apartment is effectively a secondary crime scene. Once that happens, the rest of the script is generally left up to the thug. Don't, under any circumstances, allow yourselves to be taken to a secondary crime scene.