The young woman was walking along Dolne Młyny Street on Wednesday at around 7 p.m. On the other side of the street, at the bus stop by II Liceum Ogólnokształcące in Bolesławiec, she noticed an adult man who was watching her. She described him as tall (approximately 180 cm), of average build, and around 40 years old. He was wearing a long, dark coat (navy or black), jeans and a hood over his head.
“I went out with the dog; I was on the other side of the street, and the man was looking at me. When I was level with the bus stop, the man exposed himself and began masturbating,” the teenager says.
Frightened by the pervert’s behavior, she ran home. An alerted parent ran out to catch the man, but he was already gone. The family did not notify the police, deciding that it would not help anyway. After all, we know what the situation is like with the flasher from the Bóbr.
Sexual harassment widespread
Statistics from Niebieska Linia show that as many as 85% of women have been victims of harassment in public spaces (including 94% who experienced it definitely more than once in their lives). On average, we first experience this type of aggression at the age of 12. In the case of women, the perpetrators of harassment are mainly men (98%). Harassment most often occurs in open public spaces (e.g. on the street), on public transport and at mass events (concerts and bars). These account for 60% of all cases of harassment.
Support for people experiencing harassment
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