Beth Brainard, spokesperson for the library, said that one of the reasons why no action was taken to apprehend the suspect was that the employees who work at the main entrance are not really security guards.

"We call them door-checkers," Brainard said. "We don't train staff in apprehension of suspects. We don't permit them to exert force against any library patron because they are not trained in those techniques and it could create a greater risk."

Brainard added that "in an emergency the first thing they are instructed to do is call HUPD and the second thing is to make sure everyone is as comfortable as possible."

Brainard said that security in the libraries was a concern and that recently they have asked HUPD to increase their presence in the library.

"We have uniformed HUPD personnel making the rounds in the library and making their presence known," she said.

As for the discrepancies between the victim's story and the community advisory, HUPD spokesperson Steven Catalano said that the struggle was just not relevant to the safety of the community at large.

"The goal of the advisory is to give as much info to the community while trying to focus in on the description of the perpetrator and the events," said Catalano. "In this case [the struggle and lack of response] were not relevant to the initial incident...if we felt that was relevant then that would have been in the advisory."

Benson, 47, was an employee of the Dental School and was fired as a result of the incident, according to the victim.