{"id":274938,"date":"2026-08-30T01:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T01:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/274938\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T01:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T01:14:12","slug":"arrest-made-after-pitt-student-reports-being-groped-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/274938\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made after Pitt student reports being groped, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 University of Pittsburgh Police Department has made an arrest in connection with alleged sexual assaults.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, a Pitt student reported she was grabbed on the buttocks by an unknown male, police said in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">She claimed it happened at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and South Bouquet Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">About 15 minutes later, police say, officers arrested a male matching the suspect\u2019s description in front of Schenley Plaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">During the arrest, another person then told officers that she\u2019d also been touched on her buttocks by the same person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police say the suspect is being held in the Allegheny County Jail. He has not been identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pitt police provided these resources for anyone who needs support:<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Action Against Rape: 1-866-363-7272University Counseling Center: 412-648-7930resolve Crisis Services: 1-888-796-8226Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">There\u2019s also the PittSAFE safety app, police note. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pitt-rolls-out-new-safety-app-students-return-campus-next-week\/Z4H3E5HYDZFUHN3R4MVVHSRZ7U\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pitt-rolls-out-new-safety-app-students-return-campus-next-week\/Z4H3E5HYDZFUHN3R4MVVHSRZ7U\/\">Click here<\/a> for Channel 11\u2019s coverage on the brand-new tool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pitt police can be contacted at 412-624-2121.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 University of Pittsburgh Police Department has made an arrest in connection with alleged sexual assaults. 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