I’ve written up many stories for our Human Interest vertical that center on women being harassed unnecessarily. Unfortunately, it’s been proven time and time again that as a woman, you need to be careful of your surroundings, even in public places. One woman managed to grab a video of a man who had groped her shortly after she tapped him through the turnstile at the Fullerton stop in Chicago, Illinois.
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CONTEXT: 9am at the fullerton stop- he asked me to tap my card for him to get through the turnstile. i did and the only thing i said to him was “no problem man i get it.” it looked like he was walking to the other platform when we got through. what i didn’t know is that he turned around and followed me on the escalator- that’s when he grabbed me… it was in an extreme way and highly unexpected when i didn’t know anyone was behind me. i turned around so fast and tried not to turn my back to him. i tried finding other people on my platform to stand near but no one was there and he kept following me to the other end of the platform so that’s when i started recording. i was saying “don’t touch me” in the video because my mind was in a place of him still having bad intentions since no one was near us. This is a PSA for the women out there because anything can happen anywhere and at any time of day. I’ve never felt in danger at this stop before. be careful who you talk to and always look over your shoulders…