SPRINGFIELD

— Springfield Technical Community College police are investigating a Friday night incident involving a male trespasser and a mannequin, the latter of which may have been used for some sort of

sexual activity

, according to a campuswide email sent to students.

A STCC student from Chicopee contacted The Republican / MassLive on Saturday to say she was among those to receive a campus "rave alert" about an incident involving "trespassing and suspicious behavior."

The student went on to say that she was "appalled and disgusted" when she learned of the nature of the alleged incident, which may have involved a homeless man who took a mannequin into a restroom for "sexual purposes," the alert states.

A STCC police officer contacted Saturday night said he was unauthorized to speak to the press, adding that anyone permitted to comment had already left for the long holiday weekend.

STCC police were contacted again Sunday to find out if anyone had been charged, or if authorities were treating the incident as a possible hoax. "We don't know. We're still investigating" a public safety official said, adding that he could not comment further.

The alert said a white man, about 5-foot-8 with a medium build, was caught on surveillance tape entering Building 20 "without authority" on Friday evening. "He may be homeless and may have been seeking shelter" from the recent torrential downpours, the message states.

The alert goes on to say:

The alert says STCC officials had yet to identify the man, who appears to be in his late teens or early 20s and may have spent the night inside Building 20. He was seen leaving the building with the mannequin early Saturday morning.

He was wearing eyeglasses, a dark ball cap and "a dirty camel-colored blazer," and he may have "some minor facial hair under his chin and along his jaw," the alert states.

STCC police are asking anyone with information to call them at (413) 755-4220.

"Thankfully, I am graduating this week, otherwise I do not think I would feel comfortable going back into that building after reading what happened," said the Chicopee student, most of whose classes were in Building 20.

Reporter Robert Rizzuto contributed to this report.