Newly released records show a man was arrested on suspicion of stalking and battery after an alleged assault on Stanford University’s campus that left Olympic skier Eileen Gu with scratches. The incident was logged in May 2023 and is getting fresh scrutiny now that Gu has spoken publicly about being “physically assaulted on the street” while a student at Stanford.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, documents obtained through a public-records request include a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s call-for-service transcript that lists the incident at 4:12 PM on May 18, 2023. The transcript describes deputies responding to “a witness report of an assault involving a female victim and a male suspect,” notes that the suspect had previously stalked and threatened the victim, and says the victim suffered scratches on her triceps area.
Gu’s account first appeared in an interview with The Athletic, where she said she was “physically assaulted on the street” and described receiving threats and having her dorm room targeted. Those remarks were reported widely after The Athletic published the interview, including in a summary by People, though Gu did not provide specific dates for the incidents in that piece.
Records Show Multiple Campus Incidents
The SF Chronicle reports that the records also include a Jan. 20, 2024 entry stating that “an unknown subject entered an unlocked dorm room and rummaged through the victim’s belongings,” identifying Gu and another student as victims. An April 2023 transcript described disturbing and threatening emails tied to compromised Stanford accounts. Stanford’s annual safety figures cited by the Chronicle show stalking reports rising from roughly 30 in 2021 to 55 in 2023, with 58 reported cases in 2024. In an emailed statement quoted by the SF Chronicle, Stanford spokesperson Angie Davis said the university’s “top priority is the safety and well-being of every member of our community.”…