University Of Alabama Student Charged With Rape, Sodomy

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Investigators with the Sexual Assault Section of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit have charged a University of Alabama student with rape and other offenses after he allegedly sexually assaulted an unconscious female.

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Captain Jack Kennedy, commander of the multiagency unit, told local media on Monday that the female victim reported that she met an acquaintance at a local bar, woke up the next morning with no memory of the night before, and suspected that she had been assaulted.

Kennedy went on to say that investigators were able to obtain photo and video evidence that "clearly showed" that the victim had been sexually assaulted while she was unconscious.

UA student Gambill Colvard Gentry, 23, was arrested on July 25 and charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and multiple counts of first-degree voyeurism.

Kennedy said Gentry remains in the Tuscaloosa County Jail with no bond, pursuant to Aniah’s Law

While the suspect and victim were both students at the University of Alabama, Gentry has now been banned from campus.

Kennedy then said evidence recovered during the investigation into the suspect leads investigators to believe that there may be other victims unknown to law enforcement.

Anyone who believes that they may have been a victim of Gentry’s are asked to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at (205) 464-8690.

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