Overview
- The affidavit says the Dec. 7 incident occurred in Good Counsel Hall on Villanova’s South Campus after the students met at an off-campus event.
- The filing alleges the woman refused a kiss before being pinned against a desk, groped, digitally penetrated, and then raped.
- Text messages quoted in the affidavit include Cobbs calling the encounter "random" and later texting an apology and a request to talk.
- Villanova reported the incident to campus police and the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, removed the student from campus, and says its investigation continues.
- Investigators wrote that Cobbs acknowledged sexual contact but said it was consensual; court records list charges including rape and sexual assault and set a Feb. 12 preliminary hearing.