ATLANTA — A Morehouse student is facing criminal charges after a viral video began circulating that showed an assault on a female Clark Atlanta student.
The student was identified by the Atlanta Police Department as Matthew Dave Gonzales Forestine. Fulton County Jail records show his charges include aggravated assault and terroristic threats and acts.
A statement Sunday by Morehouse President Dr. F. DuBois Bowman said "violence and threats of violence have no place in the Morehouse community, particularly violence against women."
Clark Atlanta's president, George T. French Jr., also said on Saturday he was "deeply concerned by the assault recorded and witnessed on social media of one of my students this week."
An APD account said officers responded to Luckie Street NW last Thursda

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