Mesquite police say a 19-year-old man sneaked into a high school campus and sexually assaulted a student in the bathroom.Police say Synniaz Elijah, who is not a student, bypassed security at Horn High School Tuesday around 2:30 after a student allowed him in through a locked exterior door.

MESQUITE, Texas — A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student at Horn High School Tuesday afternoon, police said. According to the Mesquite Police Department, staff at the high school and police were notified of an aggravated sexual assault that took place at about 2:30 p.m. on campus.

A 19-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a student in a bathroom at a North Texas high school after he gained unauthorized access to the campus, police said. The sexual assault was reported about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Horn High School in Mesquite, according to a news release from Mesquite police.