Ex-PSU Abington Student Wanted For Rape: U.S. Marshals

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — The U.S. Marshals Service seeks the public's help in finding a 19-year-old man wanted for an alleged rape on the Penn State University Abington campus last year.

Abdul-Jabril Cooper, 19, is the subject of a July 16 Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office warrant for rape while he was a Penn State University student last year, the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force said.

Cooper is wanted on charges of raping a female student in his Abington campus apartment last September, and has since disenrolled from the university, authorities said.

Investigators from Penn State University Police and the U.S. Marshals Service have offered Cooper the opportunity to surrender, but Cooper has declined, authorities said.

The U.S. Marshals Service Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force in Philadelphia is now assisting the Penn State University Police and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in apprehending Cooper.

Cooper stands 5 feet 9 inches and weighs about 160 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. His last known address was in the 1200 block of Southern Avenue SE in Washington, D.C.

“The rape of a student on a collegiate campus is a betrayal of safety that deserves immediate justice,” said Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark. “Actively evading law enforcement is a consciousness of guilt and Mr. Cooper should surrender immediately.”

Tips can be called in to the U.S. Marshals Philadelphia Tipline at 1-866-865-TIPS(8477) or submitted via the USMS Tips App.