MCLA Student Charged With Raping Student on Campus

A Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts student has been charged with raping another student on campus, the college has confirmed.

The Berkshire Eagle reports Christian Womble, 18, was charged as a result of an investigation conducted by the MCLA police. He has been suspended and barred from the campus.

The date of the alleged assault was not provided by the college, but Womble was charged via criminal complaint on March 6.

He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Northern Berkshire District Court in North Adams.

Spokespersons with the college and the Berkshire District Attorney's Office declined to provide further information.