{ "id": "2025-09-27-wake-forest-university-sexual-assault", "slug": "wake-forest-university-sexual-assault-2025-09-27", "institution": { "name": "Wake Forest University", "shortName": "Wake Forest", "state": "NC", "type": "private-r2", "alertSystemName": "Wake Alert", "enrollment": 8942 }, "incident": { "date": "2025-09-27", "endDate": "2025-11-15", "type": "sexual-assault", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "resolution": "under-investigation", "headline": "Advisory issued after reports of three residence-hall assaults by one student", "headlinePublic": "Advisory issued after reports of three residence-hall assaults by one student", "summary": "Between September 27 and November 15, 2025, a male Wake Forest University student allegedly [sexually assaulted three individuals in their residence halls](https://wfuogb.com/28458/news/report-male-student-allegedly-assaulted-three-individuals-on-campus/). University Police received an anonymous report on November 17 and issued a [Community Safety Advisory on November 18](https://wakealert.wfu.edu/2025/11/community-safety-advisory-reports-of-sexual-assaults-on-campus.html) in compliance with the Clery Act's timely warning provisions.", "outcome": "The investigation was opened following the anonymous report. University Police sought additional information from the campus community. Support resources were made available through the Safe Office." }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "November 18, 2025", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "University Police received an anonymous report yesterday alleging a male student sexually assaulted three individuals in residence halls between Sept. 27 and Nov. 15. This report is currently under investigation, and University Police is seeking additional information. Anyone with information about the alleged crimes is asked to contact University Police at 336.758.5911 (emergency) or 336.758.5591 (non-emergency), submit a tip through the Wake Safe App, file a report online, or email police@wfu.edu. Reports of alleged assaults may also be submitted to the University’s Title IX Office.\n\nWake Forest is committed to creating a campus free from interpersonal violence. No one should ever experience interpersonal violence, which includes rape, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault, regardless of the circumstances. If you or someone you know has experienced interpersonal violence, the Safe Office is Wake Forest’s confidential resource for counseling, advocacy, and consultation services specific for interpersonal violence, and can be reached 24/7 at 336.758.5285.\n\nThe Office of Wellbeing provides education and initiatives to prevent interpersonal violence on campus. For more information on the holistic approach to ending violence at Wake Forest, visit the Addressing Interpersonal Violence website for prevention, support, and policies.\n\nPersonal safety and security precautions\n\nWhen interpersonal violence impacts our community, it’s helpful to remember there are steps all Deacs can take to help our community stay safe:\n\nRemember “Deacs Do It,” five steps to be an active bystander and intervene if you witness harm occurring on campus: Direct — Delegate — Distract — Delay — Document.\n\nRegardless of the situation, consent is essential. The acronym F.R.I.E.S can help you remember the pillars of consent: F – freely given, R – reversible, I – informed, E – enthusiastic, S – specific. If you are unsure if you have consent, ask.\n\nWhen substances such as drugs and alcohol are present, it can make consent complicated. If you or your partner is incapacitated by substances, asleep, or unconscious, consent cannot be given. If you are unsure, wait.\n\nThe Wake Safe App is Wake Forest’s free app that turns your cell phone into a personal security device, allowing you to have direct call and text access to University Police, 911 emergency services, emergency location sharing, a social escape tool, a peer-to-peer friend walk tool, and more. Download the Wake Safe App (for Android). Download the Wake Safe App (for iPhone).\n\nThe University campus community is always encouraged to take the following steps to keep themselves and others safe:\n\nBe aware of your surroundings.\n\nTravel on well-lit streets and throughways.\n\nReport suspicious behavior, even when you are not directly threatened.\n\nIf you feel unsafe in any situation, trust your instincts and call University Police.\n\nThis Community Safety Advisory is sent in compliance with the Timely Warning provisions of the federal Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "sourceUrl": "https://wakealert.wfu.edu/2025/11/community-safety-advisory-reports-of-sexual-assaults-on-campus.html", "sourceDescription": "Wake Alert archive: Community Safety Advisory, Reports of Sexual Assaults on Campus", "annotations": [ "Verbatim text recovered from the Wake Alert archive page; the advisory headline ('Community Safety Advisory: Reports of Sexual Assaults on Campus'), narrative paragraph, Clery Act language, and University Police contact-channel list (336.758.5911, 336.758.5591, Wake Safe App, online report, police@wfu.edu) are quoted as published. The published advisory also lists a Title IX Office reporting option that is not included in this excerpt.", "The advisory was issued approximately one day after the anonymous report was received on November 17, 2025", "The report described three separate individuals assaulted over a period of nearly two months before the pattern was reported", "2026-09-21 second deep audit b48 P3 partial: admitted-excerpt-or-snippet-assembled. Recapture full official body. Dual html.parser walk+regex strip. Cap-exempt R1." ], "characterCount": 3035 } ], "context": "Between September 27 and November 15, 2025, a male student at Wake Forest University allegedly [sexually assaulted three individuals in their residence halls](https://wfuogb.com/28458/news/report-male-student-allegedly-assaulted-three-individuals-on-campus/) on the Reynolda Campus. University Police received an anonymous report on the afternoon of November 17 and launched a preliminary investigation. The following day, a [Community Safety Advisory was issued](https://wakealert.wfu.edu/2025/11/community-safety-advisory-reports-of-sexual-assaults-on-campus.html) to the campus community in compliance with the Clery Act's timely warning provisions. The [Old Gold & Black student newspaper reported](https://wfuogb.com/28458/news/report-male-student-allegedly-assaulted-three-individuals-on-campus/) that the advisory was sent via email and the Wake Safe app. The university's Safe Office, which provides confidential support for students who have experienced interpersonal violence, was highlighted as a resource. Wake Forest had previously issued timely warnings for sexual assaults in [2019](https://inside.wfu.edu/2019/09/timely-warning-rape-reported/) and [2020](https://inside.wfu.edu/2020/03/timely-warning-sexual-assault-reported/), reflecting a recurring challenge on campus.", "keyFindings": [ "The three reported assaults occurred over nearly two months before an anonymous report brought the pattern to University Police", "The advisory was issued one day after University Police received the anonymous report", "All three reported assaults occurred in campus residence halls" ], "sources": [ { "title": "Community Safety Advisory: Reports of Sexual Assaults on Campus (Wake Alert)", "url": "https://wakealert.wfu.edu/2025/11/community-safety-advisory-reports-of-sexual-assaults-on-campus.html", "type": "official-archive" }, { "title": "Report: male student allegedly assaulted three individuals on campus (Old Gold & Black)", "url": "https://wfuogb.com/28458/news/report-male-student-allegedly-assaulted-three-individuals-on-campus/", "type": "student-newspaper" }, { "title": "Wake Forest University issues statement after sexual assault reports (FOX8)", "url": "https://myfox8.com/news/wake-forest-university-fraternity-investigated-after-sexual-assault-reports-unregistered-parties/", "type": "local-media" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "sexual-assault", "timely-warning", "residence-hall", "serial-assaults", "clery-act", "north-carolina", "private-university" ], "dateAdded": "2026-05-03", "lastUpdated": "2026-09-21", "addedBy": "ingestion" }