A HOLLISTER MAN WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN 18-YEAR-OLD FEMALE STUDENT. 20-YEAR-OLD SEAN CHRIS WOODARD IS ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHING THE GAVILAN COLLEGE STUDENT AS SHE WAS HIKING ON THE TRAILS BEHIND THE GILROY CAMPUS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE TWO REPORTEDLY KNEW EACH OTHER. WOODARD WAS ARRESTED BY SANTA CLARA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY. THE WOMAN DID NOT REQUIRE ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. GAVILAN COLLEGE ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO HIKE IN PAIRS OR IN GROUPS, AND TO BE AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
