{
  "id": "2025-05-12-university-of-puerto-rico-rio-piedras-lazaro-library-groping",
  "slug": "university-of-puerto-rico-rio-piedras-lazaro-library-groping-2025-05-12",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras",
    "shortName": "UPRRP",
    "state": "PR",
    "type": "territory",
    "alertSystemName": "Alerta de Seguridad DSMR",
    "enrollment": 13000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-05-12",
    "type": "sexual-offense",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Employee groped in Lazaro Library second-floor restroom",
    "headlinePublic": "Employee groped in Lazaro Library second-floor restroom",
    "summary": "DSMR [posted an Alerta de Seguridad](https://www.uprrp.edu/alertaseguridad-12-05-2025/) after an employee reported that on May 12, 2025 at about 12:25 p.m. someone reached into a stall in the second-floor men's restroom of Biblioteca José M. Lázaro and touched his left thigh. DSMR restricted restroom access on that floor and published a clothing description.",
    "outcome": "DSMR said restroom access on the second floor of Biblioteca Lázaro would remain controlled. The official notice did not report an arrest."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "May 12, 2025 after 12:25 p.m. (notice posting clock not stated)",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "ALERTA DE SEGURIDAD\n\nSITUACIÓN OCURRIDA EL 12 DE MAYO DE 2025\n\nLa División de Seguridad y Manejo de Riesgos (DSMR) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, alerta sobre un incidente de acoso sexual.\n\nOFENSA REPORTADA:\n\nEl perjudicado, identificado como empleado, informó que el lunes 12 de mayo de 2025, a eso de las 12:25 p.m. se encontraba en uno de los cubículos del baño de varones del segundo piso de la Biblioteca José M. Lázaro, y una persona lo estaba mirando y extendió la mano tocándole el muslo izquierdo. El querellante identificó al individuo como de tez negra, pelo rubio pintado, vestía camisa de manguillos y pantalón corto, ambos color azul, edad aproximada entre 30 a 45 años.\n\nMEDIDAS PREVENTIVAS:\n\n- Se informa que se ha determinado mantener el control de acceso a los baños (varones y damas) del segundo piso de la Biblioteca Lázaro.\n- Se recomienda mantenerse alerta en todo momento, observe quien está a su a alrededor.\n- Informar de inmediato a las autoridades pertinentes sobre cualquier tipo de delito que ocurra en su presencia o que tenga conocimiento.\n- En caso de emergencia, favor de comunicarse con la División de Seguridad y Manejo de Riesgo al 787.764.0000 extensiones 83131, 83535.\n- Teléfono de la Policía de Puerto Rico, Cuartel de Río Piedras 787-765-0841 o 911.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.uprrp.edu/alertaseguridad-12-05-2025/",
      "sourceDescription": "UPRRP official Alerta de Seguridad — 12 de mayo de 2025",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent fetches 2026-08-17. Same-size HTML; product strings present in both.",
        "Thread checked N/A (official HTML notice).",
        "manguillos and a su a alrededor preserved as transmitted.",
        "Distinct incident from 2025-10-02-university-of-puerto-rico-rio-piedras-law-school-indecent-exposure: different date, building, and conduct."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1317
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official DSMR Alerta de Seguridad for a May 12 2025 groping report in the second-floor men's restroom of Biblioteca José M. Lázaro. DSMR restricted restroom access on that floor and published a suspect clothing description.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "An employee reported being touched on the left thigh in a restroom stall at about 12:25 p.m.",
    "DSMR kept access control on the second-floor restrooms of Biblioteca Lázaro."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Alerta de Seguridad: 12 de mayo de 2025 (UPRRP DSMR)",
      "url": "https://www.uprrp.edu/alertaseguridad-12-05-2025/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-17",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523/500 earlier this run; not retried this file"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "territory",
    "puerto-rico",
    "sexual-offense",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-17",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-17",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}