Aged 16 2010 I didn’t experience sexual harassment in school because I was considered one of the ‘ugly’ girls because I didn’t wear makeup etc. When I turned up at prom in full glam people didn’t recognise me at first, but the lads clearly decided I was now worthy of harassment because I...
Aged 14 2015 I was at school in year 9 and during break I was grabbed underneath my skirt by a lad in the year above. At the time I felt uncomfortable but I laughed it off like I should’ve enjoyed it. I never reported it out of embarrassment and fear of either name calling or being told I...
Aged 13 2022 Sat in science class with a new seating plan and the boy sat next to me kept trying to put his hand up my skirt and on my thighs. *Note: This incident was plotted following a workshop at Blackpool 6th Form with girls from various schools. This girl chose not to share which...
2012, aged 18 There was a boy who had been making inappropriate comments for a while and ignored my requests to stop. We sat near each other in class and so it was very awkward and uncomfortable. I left class to go to the toilet and he followed me and cornered me. He then tried to touch...
2012 PB, aged 22 I was waiting at the bar for my drink and a man (I know his name from friends of friends) pushed up against me and groped my bum. I felt violated and shocked that someone felt that they could do that to MY body without MY consent. When I look back now, I feel frustrated...
SSP, aged 26 I was out having a weekend drink with friends. Whilst stood at the bar ordering a drink a guy walked straight up to me and put his hand up my skirt. I shouted at him “Get off me!” He smiled and just went back to stand with his mates. I told the barman who did nothing to help...
2011 Aged 14 I normally went to the skate park with a group of friends, but this time all my friends wanted to stay in but I wanted to skate. I got the bus to the skate park and had a nice skate for 15 minutes, until an older male started to follow me around the skate park. He started by...
2016 Aged 18 I was in a bar in with friends and this man started talking to me, I was polite to him and chatted back for a bit but I wasn’t interested. He started being overly flirtatious and really touchy feely. When I think about it I would be horrified now if someone was acting like...
2022 Aged 26
A man walked to the toilet and grabbed my breast as he walked past. He laughed in my face at my reaction but the bouncers dealt with him extremely well.
2022 Aged 24
A drunk man in his late 20s put hand up my skirt when I was out with my friends.
2022 Aged 25
Whilst on a night out I was consistently touched by a man at the bar. After several advances he put his hand up my skirt. He was removed once the bouncers had been informed but I was left stuck inside as he refused to move away from the outside of the venue.
2012 Natalie McCullagh, Aged 22 I worked at a bar and girls (never the lads) would sometimes be asked to go out and sell jagerbombs to customers on the floor. Most of the younger girls didn’t like to do it due to the creepy men making comments or touching them. I offered to take it...
2022 Aged 14
My 14-year-old daughter and her friends experienced an Asian male in his 40/50s pressing and rubbing his groin on them as they waited in a busy fast food restaurant on the promenade.
2019 Aged 29 I was dancing with my friends when all of a sudden a felt someone’s hand touch me between my legs from behind. When I turned around I saw a guy walking off and his friend came over. He said, ‘sorry he’s drunk.’ I replied ‘so that makes it ok for him to touch me?’ His friend...
2012 Aged 35 As I walked down the stairs in a bar a younger man passed me, walking up the stairs. As he passed me, he put his hand straight up my skirt and touch my vagina quite forcefully. My skirt wasnt excessively short, only slightly above the knee. Even if it had been shorter, I have...