State College resident charged with rape

Jonathan W. Street, 23, of State College, was arraigned before District Justice Carmine Prestia on July 18 on charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault and indecent assault.

According to a police criminal complaint, the following happened July 11:

The victim reported that she and Street, who was a friend and her supervisor at work, drank while they watched a movie in her apartment. The victim passed out on her bed during the movie, later waking up naked and screaming for him to get off of her. She then told Street to leave her apartment.

Street remains free and will report to Centre County Courthouse Sept. 16.

Police: N.J. boy sent threatening e-mails

In June, Penn State Police Services found the anti-gay and racist messages sent to Penn State students in April came from an e-mail account belonging to a 17-year-old male in New Jersey.

All of the e-mails contained obscenities and some contained threats. The e-mails were sent to two women and a man from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. A fourth e-mail was sent to a black male student leader.

Charges dropped in alleged assault

Sexual assault charges stemming from April 2001 against Penn State student John David Di Nunzio were dropped. The charges were related to an alleged incident occurring at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house, 200 E. Beaver Ave., where Di Nunzio was a member. The Office of Judicial Affairs also dropped all charges against Di Nunzio, finding him "not responsible."

Sigma Alpha Epsilon member Daniel Purtell was sentenced to a minimum of 3 1/4 years without early parole on Aug. 19 for charges stemming from a sexual assault. Purtell was also found guilty of cocaine possession.

Student bound for trial after girlfriend's death

Penn State student Chiho L. Chan was held over for trial at his preliminary hearing June 6 in connection with the November death of his girlfriend, Penn State alumna Stephanie Yau.

Yau and Chan attended a rave party at the Tall Shiva Hookah Lounge, 224 W. College Ave., where Chan said he gave Yau a pill of MDMA, more commonly known as Ecstasy.

A March coroner's report confirmed the cause of Yau's death to be the direct result of an overdose of the drug.