1 in 10 women rescued from a sexual assault in the UK
I was terrified. I couldn't walk alone. I called a friend. I needed someone with me even if only on the phone. I got home. I was so scared. For weeks, I kept questioning myself. I couldn’t even wear a skirt.
This was how Laurene Becquart, a London-based photographer felt after she was “cat-called” at a park in London. The man who seemed younger than her then grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him.
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“The worst part is that as women, we are programmed to blame ourselves, rather than blaming the perpetrator,” Said Laurene
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Two in Three women in the UK experienced sexual harassment
Laurene is not the only girl in London who has been receiving unneeded sexual attention in public spaces. A recent