An 18-year-old woman who reported an attempted rape at Riverside City College, triggering police to step-up patrols, admitted to lying about the incident, college officials said.

She told police a man matching the description of a suspect in another recent incident tried to grab her in a restroom on campus. She told police she got away by stabbing the man in the neck with a pencil, officials said at the time.

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED: Woman reports rape attempt

Friday, Jan. 23, she admitted that she made it up, officials wrote in a news release.

“Video footage, the lack of physical evidence, including blood or the pencil, and other factors led investigators to question the student’s claims,” the release said.

Campus police officials plan to file false report charges against the woman. The student also faces disciplinary actions for student conduct violations, said college spokesman Robert Schmidt.

Officials were unsure why she lied about the incident but they expect more details to come out when the student goes before a disciplinary board, Schmidt said.

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED: Police step up patrols after report of rape attempt

Police are still looking for a suspect who was spotting walking in and out of a women’s bathroom on the campus on Jan. 14, and they still consider that report credible, the release said.

“Investigators are working the case,” said RCC Police Chief Jim Miyashiro via the release. “Following the release of a sketch of the suspect, we received 39 calls which either identified someone matching the suspects’ description or reported possible sightings on- and off-campus.”

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