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Police Report For Isha Hussein, A Student at The University of Washington

The University of Washington closed its investigation into a Jewish student who allegedly threatened her black Muslim roommate with a knife. Both UW police and the Residential Life Conduct Office did not move forward with any sanctions against the Jewish student, according to police reports recently obtained by The College Fix via a public records request. The Muslim student who made the allegations, Isha Hussein, says the university did not take her concerns seriously.

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Police Report For Isha Hussein, A Student at The University of Washington

The University of Washington closed its investigation into a Jewish student who allegedly threatened her black Muslim roommate with a knife. Both UW police and the Residential Life Conduct Office did not move forward with any sanctions against the Jewish student, according to police reports recently obtained by The College Fix via a public records request. The Muslim student who made the allegations, Isha Hussein, says the university did not take her concerns seriously.

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Narrative On October 24,2023 1 was on duty, in uniform, driving University of Was dispatched to handle a Harassment intimidation type call at On October 24,2023, 13 and her mother a came to the UWPD station. 13 is a UW student that resides in 5 with) 93 Jand 45 13. stated that_ #8 is new to the shared apartment, |=) Stated that when 13. first moved in that 49 stated to her that she and her family did not like black people or Muslims and that they are suicide bombers. 13 stated to me that she identifies asa black Muslim. 43) advised me that on October 9, 2023 she was in the common area of her apartment with/¥3/and|1§ | 13. stated that the three were engaging in conversations about their day. | 43. stated that 43 shared that she would attend the “IDF” event at UW. 13 stated that during that conversation 13 asked her ifshe was pro-Israel and 13) responded by saying no Lam not a fan of their government, | 13 "stated to| 13. that she did not want to tak about polities anymore and that they should talk about polities at a later datel" 19. stated that)33 said that she hears voices in the mornings inside the appartment. | 13. responded to 13 explaining that it was probably her getting ready to pray. 18. stated that) 43 then said to her that she would pull a knife on her while praying, 13. stated that| 13. then grabbed 1 knife from the kitchen drawer and showed it to her and 95") | /43)_|stated that she heard 15" laughing in the back round at|18"s comments 49) tated that she felt afraid by/43"'s words and conduct and she that reported the incident to UW Housing and Food Services on tan unknown date. | 19. stated that shorty after she reported the incident to HFS) 13 was temporarily removed from the! 45 44 stated that today she was informed that 13/would be moving back into the same apartment. | 13. stated that she was concerned and expressed her concerns to HES. 13 requested that) 43 be moved to another room and that request was denied by HFS. | 19° stated that she was offered the opportunity to move and she stated that she strongly feels that she should not have to move. I advised 13) to call 911 ifthere were any similar incidents like this. On October 11,2023 UWPD dispatch received a call from Rene Singleton making the department aware ofan incident between roommates in|) 15. Singelton stated that she had received the report anonymously and that HES counselors and Safe Campus, were working on the ease. Singelton stated that UW Safe Campus was involved and would investigate this incident. Singelton stated that Police were not being requested at the time that UWPD received the call. 19) stated that she isnot willing fo assist with prosecution at this time and t documented. | 13) aso stated that she is persuing a formal complaint wgainst H Greivanees Office. Case status Closed and disposition final, 2. Physical Evidence: N/A 3. List of Statements: N/A Thereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washi ‘my knowledge and belief (RCW 9A.72.085), ately 1537 hours Iwas ygton vehicle HIIN1._At approx is we is only requesting that his incident be With the University of Washington Concerns and OfficerID: PDID\kjohns, Supplement Narrative SUMMARY 18:15 reported that on 10/9/2023 her roommate) 13) made racist statements towards 0H) PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SUBMITTED WITH SUPLEMENTAL, NA. STATEMENTS SUBMITTED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NA ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 29 February 2024 - @1700 hours. 1 attempted phone contact with) //NSlin an attempt to hear her side of this incident. T spoke to 49 _ and I asked her if there was atime that we could meet.33_stated that she would check on that und disconnected the phone. 3 March 2024 @ 1810 hours | attempted a second phone contact with/i3and I was unable to reach her and her voice mail was not set up. hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that this report is true and correct to the best of ‘my knowledge and belief (RCW 9A.72.088). Officer : PDID\bentie2, Supplement Narrative {3]] Is REQUESTING HER INFORMATION NOT TO BE DISCLOSED ase Summary: l/l] reported to UWPD that her roommatesf//i3) had threatened her. ‘Additional Document: Statement 8 1.20 March 2024- 1334: I was provided [fs statement to add fo this case. In went, she denies the allegations §3)) and documents her side of the events, 43 is requesting to not have her information disclosed du to concerns for her safety. Please sce her included statement for further. ‘This ease can remain open with a disposition of active investigation. 13. IS REQUESTING HER INFORMATION NOT TO BE DISCLOSED hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that this report is true and correct to the best of| ‘my knowledge and belief (RCW 9A.72.088). OfficerID: PDID\anthos2, Supplement Narrat Case Summary: On 24 October 2023 at or about 1537 hours, an UWPD patrol u harassment. responded to Mercer Court AS04 for reported Case Status: Closed Disposition: Final Additonal Documents Emails (4 pages) DvD 1.21 Mar 2024 - 1343 hours: [emailed SIP wbo is tsted asa witness however, she was not interviewed during the initial investigation. suuagey agreed to meet on 26 Mar 2024 for a formal interview. 2.26 Mar 2024 - 1500 hours: I conducted an audio recorded interview with 1s stated she did not witness any threats or ‘open hostility towards the victim from the suspect." 15) mentioned there was a fourth roommate Emily Tsao who was not ‘mentioned in the original report. asked |//15/7) for Emily's contact information. 3.30. Mar 2024 - 1230 hours sent am email to Tsao requesting an interview. 4.10 April 2024-1700 hours: Tsao his not responded to my request for an interview. Base on the interview with only named witness, 1 could not establish proabable cause. 1m closing the case however, the ease will be reopened should new evidence or witmess be identified. I hercby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that this report is true and correct tothe best of, ‘my knowledge and belief (RCW 9A.72.085), Due to the life threats stated by many commenters, and following direct discussion with the assigned officers - Please keep the victim's name and any personal details confidential, Please do not share personal information with any 3rd parties in order to prevent additional threat to the victim’s life and well-being, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT VICTIMMITNESS STATEMENT wow Pere Breen [arzr2024 | "Seatwo — o7ra2008 sass s = | | | can estctone any. bear minis. eo (or deta) andor pons of oar anor te ‘ashington tit th eno sstoment etuo rd cone W oniversiry of wasuincron ms University of Washington Police Department Victim Statement ‘At the start of the Fall 2023 comeator, | wae a resident of UW undergraduate etudent housing, a 4-bedroom apartment shared between myself and three other UW students at [ill 6 Each of us had her own bedroom, and two bathrooms were shared between two pairs of us. | moved into 45 Jon 09/23/2023. One of my roommates was || 113 |) |) Sheis a 2nd-year ‘student at the University of Washington. To the best of my knowledge, I was the only Jewish roommate of the four girs (On October 7, 2023, | did not leave my room for most of the day after reading and constantly following the news about the terrorist attacks in Israel. | am of Jewish ethnicity and of Israeli rational origin, so the events of October 7, during which Hamas-led terrorists invaded Israel, killed over 1200 individuals, and kidnapped over 200, were quite traumatic for me. | worried for ‘my family n Israel and for the safety and security of the State of Israel, the Jewish ancestral homeland, During that day, while | was in my room, | heard a knock on my bedroom door and someone saying, "Did you see?" | could not identify the voice and ignored it. That evening (October 7), | left my room to go to the shared kitchen, where | saw [/93)/She asked me "Where have you been? What have you been doing?" | responded, "A lot has been going on in Israel.” She responded, “You mean Palestine? Israel is not a real country” | said, "No, | mean Israel. Should we pull out a map?" She tured around and went to her room, | did the same. We had no further Interactions that day, Throughout the week following October 7 (which was a Saturday), | avoided all interactions with 43)] We did not speak since that above-mentioned conversation on the evening of October 7. ‘When I would have friends come over, we would immediately go into my bedroom. Concurrently, | saw that] 13) was posting propaganda on her Instagram account, demonizing Israel, and ‘spreading vile antisemitism, Between October 7th and 42th, | had ltt to no contact with [i3)] On Qetaber 11th, Iwas ‘making myself dinner whileli3)]was eating in the kitchen, Our other two roommates were also there and we made small talk. 13) and | were not taking directly to each other and made sure ‘to head back into our separate rooms as quickly as we could to avoid the awkwardness. (On Thursday, October 12, at 4:39 PM, | exited the shower and looked at my phone. | saw two rnissed calls trom the following phone number: 206-549-0236. Approximately 10 minutes late, | received an email from Vicki Vanderwer, Director of Residential Lite, from the email address judicial@uwedu. She stated that | had threatened my roommate. | had no idea what she was referring to, Vicki stated in that email that | must leave my apartment and could not spend the right there. | went downstairs tothe RA office with afew friends who were with me atthe ime. The RA sent out an email to a residential officer in a supervisory capacity. They eventually Concluded that | was allowed to spend the night in my room but stil had to be out by the next day. | ended up staying at a fiend's house since | felt it was safer and came back the next day ‘within the allowed hours to collect more things. The University moved me to a temporary HFS-aesigned apartmont in Cedar West, away from Marcar Court. Following the 13th I was not allowed to enter the building | was originally assigned unti the issue was sorted out. | was thrown out of my campus housing with no due process based entirely on a false accusation, ‘Ms, Vanderwert did not interview me or to my best knowledge any of the other roommates before October 12th, ‘After | moved to Cedar West, | received an email from Amanda Roy, wino works at the Residential Life Conduct Office, asking me to come in for a meeting on October 19, 2023, at 2:30pm. The meeting was to be in relation to “information indicating that you may have been involved in a violation of your Housing Agreement. This information concems an incident that ‘occurred on October 11 2023 in Mercer Court.” Despite the University stating that the meeting \was scheduled around my academic schedule, they scheduled it during a class, theretore we ‘were forced to reschedule to an earlier time that day. During this meeting, | was Interviewed by ‘Amanda Roy and accompanied by a lawyer | had to retain to help me with the malicious and defamatory charges against me. During this interview, Amanda Roy shared with me the claims that| #8 has made, which included, ‘my family hates black people” and the claim that | threatened to kill her with a knife She asked me if any of them were true, to which | answered strenuously, "No." To the best of my knowledge, she also interviewed all three other roommates whom I used to live with. On October 24th | received an email from Amanda Roy stating, “Based on a review of the information gathered, | have not determined that you committed a violation.” This was followed by several meetings which were meant to be regarding my next steps. Following those ‘meetings, | eventually moved into a new permanent apartment, instead of the temporary one they assigned me to. Regardless ofthe intention ofthe meetings, Amanda Roy made it clear that folowing the interviews with all of us she concluded that | had not done anything wrong, nor violated the code of conduct. That conclusion originally led her to offer me to move back into $5) with 9S) ht 1 utimately tired it own gin the ncemfortable and unsafe nature ofthe situation for me. On Friday, December 17th, 2023 at 1 pm, | was accompanied by ‘Amanda Roy to come into the| [| apartment to pack the rest of my room and finalize ‘my move into Cedar West./ 18 was notified that ! was going to be there and was given the choice to make sure she was not around so as to not make the situation uncomfortable for either of us, ‘To my knowledge, there were no repercussions forlli3for making false and defamatory claims against me which resulted in my temporary loss of housing and permanent need to relocate, and which caused considerable stress and strain on my academic schedule and emotional wellbeing, ve been living in my Cedar West apartment ever since and have had no issues with my new roommate or anyone else. | went on with my normal lfe, attending classes and other student life events. Then, on the night of February 25th, 2024, my friend texted me[li3lP's Instagram post, asking if she was the gil | used to live with, This isthe frst of four pages of the post: 1) RE Foto ae pod bas ure am sey sree tme mmc he _ ‘to myself and my values of social Inete eto on buce mephsie ener coctcder be ent apes es ey ee ‘mt sap gh osu a Cat agents son eee eee Sree aca eae tare Thar ener nae he es, (ocr te latepone bese Mycoueoemndsce snc eee ra vin AB mezan sen meus UW od nef ‘etling out on your Beal yg ‘ete yourclaims and mininze te oQavy a Login toe or comment After having read it| couldn't help but netice all the lige and the made up eterioe in hor post {rom the made-up “threat” that was investigated and disproved by HFS, to a Facebook group | have never made. | do not even have nor have | ever opened a Facebook account. | was ‘shocked that she said there was tension from the beginning, knowing how proud | was to have ‘once been able to call her a friend. In her statement she boldly stated "Despite multiple conversations with department staff members, | was repeatedly told that HFS could not force individuals to vacate their living quarters, even if they have threatened others.” she not only implies that | had threatened her, but also that | was not immediately removed from the apartment after she falsely reported her lies. Like others, both of these statements can be confirmed by HFS to be ridiculous made up stories. Her lack of mentioning that in fact | was, immediately removed from the apartment makes no sense to me, especially when she goes on to say that another one of my former roommates threatened to “bring me back" and tell other lies that simply do not align with her story. ‘The morning following)f¥3NS post, | attended a lecture during which I could not focus. | decided to reach out to my lawyer immediately, knowing that] publicly made false and dangerous accusations referring to me, While not identifying me directly, the simple fear of my name being eventually attached to the story was building rapidly. Having seen how much traction it got only within the first day, | knew we were looking at a situation that would become much more serious and dangerous with time, Since that day, I've had to avoid going on campus as much as | possibly can, for my own safety. I've been staying at a friends’ houses and not attending most of my lectures out of fear of being doxxed and exposed to possible violence advocated by some of fii3I/s social media ‘commenters responding to her posts. Here are some examples: BP eccrine nh hecho dees ‘Through my lawyer and other Jewish organizations, I've been in touch with the University of Washington president, Ana Mari Cauce, Vice President for Student Life, Denzil J. Suite, as well as the University of Washington Assistant Attorney General, Roslyn Sterling, and Sergeant Chris Bently of the UWPD, My lawyer, parents, and outside organizations are all very worried for my safety because of the rhetoric) 43 |is posting online in reference to me. Following ils Instagram post, which as of now (March 7th) has 42,093 likes and 1,473 comments, she is building up the false accusations she made on other socal platforms about mo_[li8] encouraged @palectinianprincese on TIKTok to posta “report” about the post. @palestinianprncess has 88,000 followers and received 352,100 views, 109,800 likes, and 2,621 comments (as of March 7th). In addition, @ahhhamdan who has 14,600 followers made a post similar tothe onelli8| encouraged which he pinned and received 328,900 views, 96,800 likes, and 2,046 comments (as of March 7th). Posts were also encouraged on X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook (which | do not have an account or). And there may be other posts which Im net aware of In many ofthe comments, users are asking/pushing to get my ‘name and photo revealed. These comments range from calling out UWs "wrongdoings" which only align with) 1a) false narrative, all the way to clear antisemitism and calling for my death. These statements not only make me extremely uncomfortable but also put me in legitimate danger. In some cases, there are hints or even clear statements of attempting a violent response or people stating that they will ake care of it forlfif@l| Here are some examples out of thousands of comments: Sg VERMA @ iTS name e: ma ome ome Thursday, March 21, 2024 5:20 PM Anthony T, Stewart Subject: Re: Case 2023-UUU1609/ Yes, that works with me. See you thent Ee On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM Anthony T. Stewart wrote: Are you comfortable meeting at the station? Say at Spm? Respectflly A. Stewart ‘Acting Lieutenant Investigations Bureau University of Washington Police Department Mail: Box 355200 3939 15th Ave NE . Seattle, WA 98105 206 616-7884 FAX 206 685-8042 anthas2@uw.edu hutp://police.uw.edu Become a fan on Facebook! www.facebook.com/UWPolice From! 6 J@uwedy> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2024 5:16 PM To: Anthony T. Stewart Subject: Re: Case 2023-00016057 Yes, fom IPM to 6 PM. Would you like to talk then? 1 (On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 5:12 PM Anthony T. Stewart Subject: Re: Case 2023-00016057 HILL Stewart, ‘Thank you for reaching ou. I would be happy to interview. I'l be back in Seattle inthe next couple of days to start spring quater, please let me know the next steps to take, so we ean find a good time to talk, thank you! be On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 1:43 PM Anthony T. Stewart wrote: Hello 1'm Licutenant Stewart, 've been assigned to do a follow-up investigation. I reviewed the or ‘your name is mentioned as a witness however, you were not interviewed. Would you be willing to be interviewed regarding what you observed on the evening of October 24 2023? | appreciate how long ago that was and the interest this case has generated, However, I would be grateful. If you dectine to be interview please just respond to this message. Regards Respectfully A. Stewart Acting Lieutenant Investigations Bureau University of Washington Police Department Mail: Box 355200 3939 15th Ave NE . Seattle, WA 98105 206 616-7884 FAX 206 685-8042 anthos2@uw.edu http’//poice.uw.edu Become a fan on Facebook! www.facebook.com/UWPolice 3

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