Police: Student put body fluids on roommate's belongings

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut college student has been charged with smearing body fluids on her roommate's belongings.

West Hartford police said Wednesday that 18-year-old University of Hartford student Brianna Brochu was charged with criminal mischief and breach of peace.

University President Greg Woodward says the arrest has raised accusations of racism and such behavior is not tolerated. Brochu is white and her roommate is black.

The college launched a student conduct investigation.

The Hartford Courant reports Brochu told police she put her body fluids on her roommate's backpack and licked her roommate's plate, fork and spoon because she was frustrated with her roommate's rude behavior. Brochu denied other actions she wrote about on Instagram, including putting her roommate's toothbrush "where the sun doesn't shine."

Brochu didn't immediately return a message.