I was in a shop at the counter waiting to pay when a man’s voice hissed in my ear, “Gorgeous.”

I thought I’d been mistaken, looked around, and no-one was close or gave me eye contact, so I shrugged it off.

I left the shop and a man left with me, followed me down the high street, and I started to get a bit panicked, scared. Across the road I saw a friend and walked over to her. Safety.

He hesitated then crossed the road after me, walked over towards us and grabbed my arse on his way passed. My friend didn’t even notice and she was right in front of me.

This happened at around 2 p.m. on a busy Saturday afternoon in a small town in the UK, I’m 45 years old, he was in his twenties. I was scared during and afterwards. I didn’t tell anyone, I felt stupid.

- Anonymous

Location: Leamington Spa, UK

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