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A 20-year-old UW-Madison student was arrested Monday in connection with a sexual assault that occurred Downtown last week, according to Madison police.

Police arrested Alec R. Cook on Monday in the sexual assault that took place on Oct. 12 at 11:30 p.m. in Cook's apartment on the 500 block of North Henry Street.

Cook and the victim, a 20-year-old woman, knew each other, according to police.

Cook was arrested on two tentative charges of second-degree sexual assault, as well as strangulation, battery and false imprisonment.

University officials confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Cook is a UW-Madison senior majoring in real estate and urban land economics.

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