Nicole, aged 30 2023 Just on my way to work and a delivery guy was going into a car with another guy. As I was walking past, he wolf-whistled and I remember hearing it but when it’s happened so often before you just drown it out and ignore it completely. However, because I ignored this...
Daisy, aged 15 2022 I went with my friends to skate and someone I used to go to school with was there. The boy showed me a picture of the boy who sexually assaulted me 2 years prior. When I ran away trying to calm myself down and make sure I didn’t start having flashbacks (i have...
A, Aged 14
2021
I was in a classroom because I was having a lesson and a boy sits right next to me and gets close. I was thinking he probably wants to be friendly but as soon as he started touching my thighs and trying to touch my boobs in front of the teacher I knew it wasn’t right.
J, aged 13 2018 I went swimming with my dad and my little brother to spend some time with them. My little brother made friends with another young girl in the pool who was with her dad. Her dad kept looking at me and smiling. Me being 13, I just assumed it was him being nice and friendly...
2023 Alex L, Aged 14 I was on my way home from school, wearing school uniform, and a man in his 30s approached me and told me I was beautiful. He asked me for my phone number and I said no, but he kept asking. I carried on walking and he followed me, asking for my phone number and then...
Lucy, aged 26 10th June, 2023 I had been out celebrating pride and decided to go and meet a couple of friends at the pub. Unfortunately, the women’s toilets were out of use and so we had to use the men’s which had been labelled as unisex. Whilst waiting for the cubicle a man using a...
2008 Waiting at the bus stop to to go to work when approached by a man aged around 60s. He started making small talk before telling me he was supposed to be meeting a woman. He then asked me if I would perform a sexual act on him for money which I politely declined as I was scared, he...
E, aged 18 2016 I was on a big works do in town and we were were all stood in a group near the bar, just chatting and having a nice time, when a group of men behind us tapped me and a colleague on the shoulder and said something. We both just responded out of politeness, and turned back...
Aged 40 2023 In a group of four friends, all in our 40s, we went to ***** for a dance. Immediately we were swarmed by different men older than us who kept trying to dance, grind etc. We told them to back off but they kept coming, it was incredibly intimidating and the bouncers just...
Aged 24 2023 A group of men were walking past me at the bottom of the street and one of them stopped to watch me until I reached him. I carried on walking and they all started laughing as he made jokes about just wanting to watch the nice view and liking the view etc. They all watched me...
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 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 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...
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...