A Johns Hopkins University student told a Baltimore jury Thursday that she fought off a stranger who attacked her on the Homewood campus on Oct. 18, 2025, and that the man now on trial is the one who tried to assault her.
The 20-year-old international student testified that a man first approached her that evening to ask for directions. Later, near Decker Quad, she said he grabbed her from behind, threw her to the ground, and tried to pull off her clothes. She described kicking and grabbing his hair until she was able to break free. On the stand, she pointed to defendant Raymond Lunn as her attacker and told jurors, “I was fighting back,” according to The Baltimore Banner. Lunn is charged with attempted rape, assault, and related sex-offense counts.
Charging documents and surveillance
Charging documents state that the man thanked the student after she gave him directions, then later followed and attacked her. He allegedly wrapped her in a “bear hug,” forced her to the ground, and tried to undress her before running off when he heard people nearby, according to WMAR-2 News.
Police say they arrested 32-year-old Raymond Willis Lunn after receiving a tip, and that he is a repeat violent offender and registered sex offender, as reported by CBS Baltimore.
Prosecutors' account in court
In opening statements, Assistant State's Attorney Keera Gilbert told jurors that “students should be able to walk across their campus without fear.” She said the state plans to call two witnesses who found the student immediately after the attack and to play surveillance footage from before and after the incident. Gilbert also acknowledged that there is no DNA evidence linking Lunn to the scene, The Baltimore Banner reported.
The defense has urged jurors to be skeptical of the identification, stressing that the attacker came from behind. Assistant Public Defender Janet Andersen told the court, “He's not the attacker,” and argued that the lack of physical evidence should weigh heavily in the jury's assessment, according to The Baltimore Banner.
Suspect's record and plea history
Lunn, who lives in Woodbourne Heights, previously turned down a plea offer that would have called for an 18-year sentence. Court records show he was convicted in 2019 of attempted rape in Baltimore County. Local reporting and police statements note that his record also includes convictions for armed robbery, kidnapping, and other offenses and that he is a registered sex offender, according to Maryland court records.
Campus safety context
Johns Hopkins' 2024 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, the university's Clery Act disclosure, shows that the Homewood campus recorded five on-campus reports of fondling and five total reports of rape in 2024, as listed in the report's Homewood statistics table. These figures appear in the university's broader yearly safety disclosures, per Johns Hopkins Public Safety's 2024 report.
The trial is underway before Baltimore Circuit Judge Jeffrey Geller, with both sides expected to keep presenting evidence this week. Police have asked anyone with information about the Oct. 18, 2025, attack to contact investigators.
