University police have been slow to keep the victim of a physical assault informed about the progress of the case but have taken steps to open the lines of communication.

Bill Feltt, an English professor who was beaten by six to eight males at about 2 a.m. Aug. 27, said he has asked university police to keep him more updated in the investigation. He said police kept in good contact with him in the beginning stages of the investigation but tapered off soon after the incident.

“I’m kind of in the dark,” Feltt said.

After weeks of not being contacted by police, Feltt decided he wanted a more proactive role in the investigation and called Adam Due, chief public safety officer.

“I would like to have them contact me when they have news,” Feltt said.

Feltt said police contacted him a few weeks ago to walk police through the events that evening. However, police had to cancel the appointment and have not called to reschedule. Feltt also submitted a written narrative to police, hoping to remember something else from the incident. However, he did not relive any new information in the report and never heard feedback from police.

Due said police planned to re-interview Feltt to try and find out if the attack could have occurred some place other than the east side of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

“He was pretty shook up the first time (we interviewed him),” Due said.

After the initial interview, police went to scour the east side of the union for evidence but found nothing. He said Feltt was still disoriented during the first interviews and was unconscious for some of the attack. He said he hopes if he can identify another location, they may be able to find more evidence or interview new people.

However, Feltt said he is positive of the location he gave police.

Police have one new development concerning possible suspects living in the Champaign area.

The only tip police have relating to the case is about a group of people possibly visiting the campus the night of the attack. The possible suspects were uncooperative when contacted by police, but police have obtained their photos. Due said he will ask Feltt to try to identity the people in photographs.

Police confirmed one of the pictured people was on campus, and he is not an Eastern student. However, they are still unsure whether the other men were on campus that night.

Feltt was not able to identify anyone in a separate photo line up of possible local suspects earlier in the investigation.

Despite the slow development and lack of leads in the case, Due said he still is confident someone will come forward with information, and the case will get solved.

“It’s hard for me to believe in a group that big that somebody hasn’t told somebody,” he said.

After spending nearly three weeks in Sarah Bush Health Center and Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., where he was treated for a brain hemorrhage and a skull fracture, Feltt returned to teach class Sept. 24. He said teaching is getting easier as he falls back into a regular schedule and gets more organized.

Also, Feltt is still undergoing dental surgeries related to the injuries he sustained during the attack.