UI student accused of taking roommate's credit card

A 19-year-old University of Iowa student was arrested Thursday on suspicion of taking her roommate's credit card and using it without permission at a handful of stores, including Victoria Secret, Rue 21 and Francesca's Collection.

The victim, who also is a UI student, contacted UI police around May 10 to report her credit card had been stolen and used at Starbucks, Blick Art, the University of Iowa, Victoria Secret, Rue 21 and Francesca's Collection, according to a criminal complaint.

The victim reported the suspect tried to use the card at the Burge C-Store and I Like Purses, but the card was declined, according to the complaint. Video footage captured of the suspect using the card led investigators to Maria Rosita Ledesma, 19, of Waterloo, according to the complaint.

Ledesma is the victim's roommate, police reported. She admitted to taking and using her roommate's card to make unauthorized purchases, according to the complaint.

Ledesma is listed in the UI directory as a student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She also has a job in the food service department, according to the directory.

Ledesma, who faces a charge of unauthorized use of a credit card, was released from the Johnson County Jail on Friday morning.