{
  "id": "2025-03-26-case-western-reserve-university-adelbert-road-fondling",
  "slug": "case-western-reserve-university-adelbert-road-fondling-2025-03-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Case Western Reserve University",
    "shortName": "CWRU",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "enrollment": 10000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-03-26",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "A man grabs a woman from behind outside an art studio",
    "headlinePublic": "A man grabs a woman from behind outside an art studio",
    "summary": "A security alert says a man approached a woman from behind outside an art studio, grabbed her, and fled on foot. The notice is the [Adelbert Road security alert](https://case.edu/publicsafety/node/1200).",
    "outcome": "The alert says the suspect fled west on Euclid Avenue. It asks anyone with information to call police."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "4:17 p.m. on March 26, 2025, no timezone.",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Date Released: 26 March 2025\n\nCrime: Fondling/Sexual Imposition\n\nLocation of incident: 2215 Adelbert Road (outside of the Art Studio)\n\nDate of Incident: March 26, 2025\n\nTime of Incident: 4:17 p.m.\n\nIncident Description: A suspect approached the victim, a woman, from behind and grabbed her buttocks without consent. The suspect then fled on foot, and was last seen on camera traveling westbound on Euclid Avenue.\n\nSuspect(s) Description: The victim’s description and security camera footage (image) depict the suspect as a Black man, approximately 5’7” tall and 150-160 pounds, in his early to mid 40s. He was wearing light-colored jeans, a light-colored denim jacket with a blue shirt underneath, red tennis shoes and a black skull cap. \n\nInitiated: March 26, 2025\n\nTime of Report: March 26, 2025, at 4:35 p.m. \n\nInformation provided by: Case Western Reserve University Police Department\n\nSafety tips:\nSurvivors of crime are never at fault for their victimization. It is the perpetrators of these crimes who are responsible for their actions that make our campus less safe. However, there are a few tips that may help prevent future crimes.\n\nIf you feel threatened or uncomfortable in regards to your safety, call CWRU police at 216.368.3333. \nIf a situation is making you nervous, don't be afraid to alter your route, duck into a store or call for help.\n\nAnyone who has experienced a situation such as this should know that Confidential Advocates are available for support, crisis intervention, and safety planning 24/7. Our CWRU Advocates are available at cwruadvocate@case.edu, and our community partners (The Journey Center for Safety and Healing: 216.391.4357 and the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center: 216.619.6192) are available 24/7 call or text.\n\nCase Western Reserve University is committed to providing a safe environment for all members of the community. We strongly encourage individuals to regularly check case.edu/publicsafety/safety-on-campus to see what safety tips and services we provide.\n\nIf you have any information on this crime, please call 216.368.3333 as soon as possible. If you would like to leave an anonymous tip, please call 216.368.3331.\n\nCase Western Reserve University Division of Public Safety releases security alerts, in compliance with the federal Clery Act, when a Clery-reportable crime is committed and the university determines there is an ongoing threat on campus to the health or safety of students or employees.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://case.edu/publicsafety/node/1200",
      "sourceDescription": "Security alert, Adelbert Road",
      "annotations": [
        "The body dates the incident March 26, 2025, and says it was reported the same day at 4:35 p.m.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-13-case-western-reserve-university-nord-greenway-fondling.",
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-10-04. sha256 be360c01059e6070e015395b1568b59cf5b3965afac26536ec4837b18c8f4ac1. Both reads took this body from the official security alert."
      ],
      "characterCount": 2451
    }
  ],
  "context": "A security alert says a man approached a woman from behind outside an art studio, grabbed her, and fled on foot.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The alert says the suspect fled west on Euclid Avenue. It asks anyone with information to call police."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Security alert, Adelbert Road",
      "url": "https://case.edu/publicsafety/node/1200",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "ohio",
    "sexual-assault"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}