CSC student posts bond

CSC student Timothy C. Jungquist, 19, was released from Dawes County Jail Oct. 15 after posting a 10 percent of $50,000 bond, following a bond hearing that same day. His original bond was set at 10 percent of $150,000. As of Wednesday, there were no further proceedings in the case.

Jungquist was arrested by Chadron Police Oct. 8 in connection with an alleged first-degree sexual assault in Andrews Hall that reportedly occurred Sunday, Oct. 5, Chadron Police Department and Dawes County Sheriff’s officials said.

He was arrested after the alleged victim, a female, reported the assault Oct. 7, police stated in a press release. The Eagle does not publish the names of victims or alleged victims of sexual assault.

The Fall 2013 campus directory lists Jungquist as a freshman of Pegram, Tennessee, majoring in Physical Education and Health (K-12). In April, he was sworn in as a Senator-at-Large to the CSC Student Senate. As of Wednesday, Senate Chief Justice Jon Lordino said, “At this moment, I don’t want to comment on it, because we’re still looking into the situation.”

Lordino also said Senate wants to cover all of its bases before making a formal statement to the public.

Jon Hansen, vice president of enrollment management, marketing, and student services, said Wednesday that Jungquist is, “no longer a student at Chadron State College.”

Hansen was unable to comment on the status of Jungquist’s enrollment at CSC under the Family Education Rights Protection Act, or if Jungquist withdrew himself from class or if he was administratively withdrawn.

On Oct. 9, Hansen reaffirmed the college’s position about sexual assault reports.

“The college takes sexual assault and relationship violence very seriously,” Hansen said. “As a community we will continue to educate and be vigilant to prevent these occurrences and promote the reporting of occurrences when they happen. The college will continue to develop education programs that are proactive in this arena.”

Via Alex Helmbrecht, director of college relations, Hansen notified the campus community about the alleged assault by email at 5:57 p.m., Oct. 8.

CSC will continue to cooperate with the Chadron Police Department throughout this investigation.