Scarlett, Aged 23, 2023 I was picking up my son, who was 1 1/2 and in a pram, from childcare. We were walking down Penrose Avenue towards Vicarage Lane, and were approached by a guy on a bike in a full balaclava. I didn’t wanna look him in the eye because he immediately made me feel...
AI, Aged 18
A man sat next to me on the bus touched and touched my leg.
SSP, Aged 17 1993 After a night out – I was unable to stay at my friends house as planned. So her male “friend” took me to a hotel on New South Promenade, once I was there, he took me to an empty bedroom told me that I could lie down and he would get into bed with me. He was a lot...
Aged 19 2013 I worked as bad staff at xxx Bar and we had to wear T shirts with a brand of cider on that we sold. I asked a guy what he wanted to drink. He said, ‘a pint of this’ and dragged his finger across the front of my T shirt where the logo was, over my chest. I was too shocked to...
2015 Aged 21 This would’ve been one of many similar incidents – a lad casually groped my arse as he walked through a crowd of people, thinking I wouldn’t see who did it. I yelled at him and he just laughed straight in my face. Can’t count how many times things like that have...
Aged 28 2022 I was out with a friend around Christmas time. We were pretty drunk, but not drunk enough not to be fully aware of our surroundings. We ordered and drank a couple of drinks. I’ve always been super aware of where my drink is on nights out and how I’m holding it, because so...
Danielle, Aged 16/17 1997/1998 I used to work in a sport shop/sports stall. I was invited out with an older lady for drinks, whilst I was under age, on a night out straight from work. We went to a rave night at a club above the *** pub. I remember I was dancing and I saw my college...
Danielle, Aged 14 1995 I might have finished athletics training and had been roller blading with friends and was on my way past Stanley Park front gates and I was called over by **** so I stopped to say hi, because he was a familiar face, a lad whom I knew. We chatted a couple of minutes...
Aged 13 2018 I went to the slope where the claw machines were because I couldn’t find the friends I came with after coming out the bathroom and stopped near the end of the slope. A man whose face I never saw bumped into me, grabbed my chest/boobs hard before walking away without saying...
Aged 28
2014
On the dancefloor with a group of friends, I felt someone groping my backside from behind me, and another man saying ‘looks like you’re the prize tonight ‘.
Aged 18
A man tried to dance with me. I politely told him I was with friends. It didn’t stop him putting his hands up my skirt. We left soon after. All his mates cheered him on.
Aged 23 April 2021 A guy in his early 20s appeared and went over to the corner of the parking space behind my house to pee. When I went out to question what he was doing and ask him to leave he yelled abuse at me and then offered to show me his penis when I was telling him what he was...
Aged 15 2021 I was on the 75 bus coming home from school at around 7pm but due to it being winter it was quite dark and quiet. I had the whole bus to myself until an older man came on and sat right next to me. I thought it was weird but didn’t say anything. I had my headphones in and just...
Aged 15 2003 During a school IT lesson a boy in my class, who I was sat next to, opened his pants and took his penis out. He just sat there with it out in the middle of our school lesson. He was trying to draw attention to it from all the girls sat close by. Some people were laughing but...