Campus Alert Archive
Cypress

Three Students Forcibly Kissed and Groped — and a Timely Warning That Led to an Arrest

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Confirmed Threat

Cypress College issued a Clery timely warning on September 20, 2024, after three female students reported being forcibly kissed and groped against their will on campus the previous afternoon, September 19, 2024. Acting on tips that followed the warning, Campus Safety and Cypress Police arrested the suspect on September 25, 2024, and he was booked into Orange County Jail.

Alerts
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Response
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Institution
Cypress College
Community College · CA
~15,000 studentsCypress College Campus Safety
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTEmail
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TIMELY WARNING: On the afternoon of Thursday, September 19, three female students separately reported that an unknown male forcibly kissed and groped them against their will while on campus. If you have information, please contact the Campus Safety Office. Be aware of your surroundings and report suspicious activity immediately.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed from Cypress College's own timely-warning page, which summarized the three reports and the call for information but did not republish the original notification verbatim.
Three separate students reported forcible kissing and groping by the same unknown male on the afternoon of September 19, 2024, which is what prompted the next-day Clery timely warning.
FOLLOW-UPEmail
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UPDATE: The suspect referenced in the September 20 Timely Warning is in custody after being arrested by the Cypress Police Department on Wednesday, September 25. He was taken to Orange County Jail. Thank you to the community members who provided information following the Timely Warning.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed follow-up matching Cypress College's published statement crediting community information and confirming the September 25, 2024 arrest.
This is a follow-up rather than an all-clear because the timely warning concerned a Clery sex offense, not an active campus-wide threat to lift.
Context

Background

On the afternoon of September 19, 2024, three female students at Cypress College in Orange County separately reported that an unknown man forcibly kissed and groped them against their will while on campus. The college issued a Clery timely warning on September 20, 2024 asking the community for information. The warning produced tips, and Cypress College Campus Safety, working with the Cypress Police Department, arrested the suspect on September 25, 2024; he was booked into Orange County Jail pending trial. The case is a clear illustration of the Clery Act's timely-warning mechanism functioning as intended at a community college — the public notice directly generated the information that secured arrest and search warrants. Cypress College documents such notices on its Campus Safety timely-warnings page.
Analysis

Key Findings

Three students reported being forcibly kissed and groped by the same unknown man on September 19, 2024
The Clery timely warning issued the next day directly generated the tips that led to the September 25, 2024 arrest
Cypress College publicly credited witness and victim information for the investigative resolution
Outcome
The suspect was arrested by Cypress Police on September 25, 2024, and booked into Orange County Jail pending trial. Campus Safety credited witness and victim information that came in after the timely warning.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Timely Warning: Three Students Report Being Forcibly Kissed, Groped
    cypresscollege.edu
  2. Official
    Timely Warnings — Cypress College Campus Safety
    cypresscollege.edu
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sexual-offensetimely-warningcaliforniacommunity-collegecleryarrestorange-county
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion