Update: The District Attorney's Office on Jan. 24, 2020, declined to pursue charges against Carlos Pena Cifuentes.

A Loyola University of New Orleans student was arrested Saturday in connection with a sexual battery that university police said happened at The Boot Bar and Grill on Broadway early Friday morning.

The suspect is identified as Carlos Pena Cifuentes, 21, New Orleans police said. Cifuentes is from Madrid, Spain. He was booked into Orleans Parish Prison on a count of sexual battery.

It was the third incident in a month in which a man claiming to be a Loyola student allegedly assaulted someone at the bar, but school officials said the man was arrested in connection only with the incident reported Friday.

"We can confirm that a Loyola student has been arrested in this latest incident. We are going to take all methods available to us through our disciplinary process to ensure the safety of the students," Patricia Murret, a spokeswoman for Loyola, said in a statement.

In an email sent earlier to students and staff that provided details on Friday's incident, Loyola Police Chief Todd Warren said a woman reported being the victim of sexual battery and that the incident was similar to the other sexual assaults reported by Loyola students in recent weeks, in which students said they were lured off campus or drugged.

In a statement late Saturday, Alexander Abbyad, the director of operations for The Boot, said that the student had been apprehended after the bar contacted officials and provided details about his identity.

"Moments after the incident occurred, our management immediately contacted Tulane and Loyola police, provided the first and last name of the alleged perpetrator and provided surveillance video of the assault," Abbyad said. "We are relieved the individual has been taken into custody, and we will continue to work with law enforcement to ensure that our patrons remain safe at all times."

The victim of the alleged incident on Friday said the man, who claimed to be a student, approached her on The Boot's dance floor about 2:30 to 3 a.m., spoke Spanish to her and then touched her without her consent in a way that constituted sexual battery.

She immediately shoved him away and hit him, she said. A few minutes later, he tried to lure her away from her friends, Warren said in an email. The woman then left the bar and returned home, Warren said.

That same night, another woman who was at The Boot reported becoming incapacitated after having only one drink, "raising suspicion of her being drugged," Warren said.

The latest incidents happened two weeks after Loyola officials said they were on high alert about what appeared to be a pattern of predatory behavior at The Boot targeting female students.

The Boot, a popular college bar at 1039 Broadway, is a few steps from the Tulane campus and a few blocks from Loyola.

The first alleged assault happened about 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 24, when a Loyola student said she was separated from her friend on the bar's dance floor by a man who claimed to be a student. Once she was away from her friend, the man allegedly ushered her into an Uber vehicle and took her with another man to the Garden District, where she said she was assaulted by multiple people, according to Loyola police.

On Sept. 5, another woman said a man at The Boot had sexually assaulted her in an unfamiliar place. Loyola police reported that she woke up on the railroad tracks near South Carrollton and Leake avenues.

The bar, a mainstay for Uptown college students, allows those 18 and older to enter and those 21 and older to drink.

After the previous incidents, representatives from Tulane and Loyola expressed concern for student safety and urged students to stay vigilant.

On Friday, Warren once again urged students to take extra precautions when going off campus or drinking at a bar. He advised them to never accept drinks from strangers or leave them unattended, to always travel in groups, to never leave a friend's side and to "take a stand against crime" by being a good witness.

"If you see anything suspicious or if anyone is harassing you, notify a bartender and call 911 right away," Warren said in the email.

"We are grateful for the ongoing efforts of the New Orleans Police Department," Murret said in her statement. "The Loyola and Tulane police departments will continue to assist NOPD in the investigation in any way possible."