{ "id": "2025-05-28-uc-san-diego-matthews-quad-sexual-battery", "slug": "uc-san-diego-matthews-quad-sexual-battery-2025-05-28", "institution": { "name": "University of California, San Diego", "shortName": "UCSD", "state": "CA", "type": "public-r1", "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert" }, "incident": { "date": "2025-05-28", "type": "sexual-assault", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "resolution": "arrest", "headline": "Two sexual-battery reports at Matthews Quad; suspect in custody", "headlinePublic": "Two sexual-battery reports at Matthews Quad; suspect in custody", "summary": "UC San Diego Police [issued a community alert bulletin after a 5:32 p.m. sexual-battery report at Matthews Quad](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126419578/Community+Alert+Bulletin+Sexual+Battery+Suspect+in+custody+-+05-28-2025). An unknown suspect approached the reporting party and grabbed their buttocks. A second victim reported a similar incident minutes later. The notice states the suspect is in custody.", "outcome": "Suspect in custody." }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "2025-05-28T17:32:00-07:00", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nMay 28, 2025\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nContent Warning:\n\nThis timely warning includes descriptions of sexual violence. This information is being shared so that you can make informed decisions about your safety. We encourage all community members to care for their needs and well-being while reading this message, especially those impacted by similar forms of violence. Contact information for campus support resources can be found at the end of this notice.\n\nCommunity Alert Bulletin–Sexual Battery (Suspect in custody)\n\nOn 5/28/25 at 5:32 PM, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report that an individual was sexually battered by an unknown suspect at Matthews Quad. The reporting party stated that the suspect approached them and grabbed their buttocks. A second victim reported a similar incident occurred minutes later.\n\nThe suspect is described by the victim as a male, 5'9\", approximately 20 years old, with a medium build.\n\nAt this time, the suspect is in custody.\n\nThe report is currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department.\n\nIf you have any information about this incident or to report a similar incident, please call the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357 or submit an online tip at https://police.ucsd.edu/services/anonymous.html. UC San Diego does not tolerate sexual assault, sexual batteries, sexual misconduct, relationship violence or sexual harassment.\n\nThe remainder of this message provides general information about preventing and reporting a sexual battery or sexual assault is not necessarily related to this incident.\n\nIf you are the victim of a sexual battery or sexual assault:\n\nSeek medical attention as needed.\n\nReport it to the UC San Diego Police Department immediately by calling 9-1-1.\n\nConsider contacting confidential campus support resources:\nUC San Diego students – visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): http://caps.ucsd.edu and (858) 534-3755.\n\nUC San Diego faculty and staff – visit Faculty & Staff Assistance Program (FSAP): http://blink.ucsd.edu/sponsor/hr/org-chart/fsap.html and (858) 534-5523.\n\nUC San Diego Health Sciences benefits-eligible faculty and staff – visit Liveandworkwell operated by Optum/United Behavioral Health: http://liveandworkwell.com and (866) 808-6205 (use company code UCSDMC).\n\nSexual batteries and assaults are never the fault of the survivor and keeping UC San Diego safe is everyone’s responsibility.\n\nIgnorance of the law or of University policy is never a defense.\n\nYou can help by trying to connect someone at risk with their friends or by calling a Community Service Officer (CSO) to escort that person home.\n\nSurvivor Support & Other Resources\n\nSurvivors of sexual violence are encouraged to seek confidential support at UC San Diego’s CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center (CARE at SARC). CARE advocates are available 24 hours a day at (858) 534-5793. Visit https://care.ucsd.edu.\n\nThe Office for the Prevention of Harassment & Discrimination serves as the non-confidential Title IX office at UC San Diego. Reporting options can be found at https://ophd.ucsd.edu.\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126419578/Community+Alert+Bulletin+Sexual+Battery+Suspect+in+custody+-+05-28-2025", "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Community Alert Bulletin Sexual Battery (Suspect in custody) 05-28-2025 (Matthews Quad)", "annotations": [ "Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. CDATA html sha256 0dc47fcd00b935affe04ea2e8fc8fbd32dfd4e690170875b7dcb068c7629e204. Flattened from the embedded UCPD email body. 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