Location: L8 Stop on Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, MD Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was waiting by myself at the L8 bus stop on the way home from work. Traffic on Connecticut Avenue was stop and go. A small black car pulls up, and a man 25-35 years old casually asked: “Is this the fastest way […]
Location: DC Circulator bus towards Navy Yard Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was riding the bus sitting next to a man who kept touching his knee to mine and touching his crotch. I wondered if I should say something, but didn’t….until he exposed himself. I yelled at him and got up from the seat and […]
Location: DuPont Circle Panera (1350 Connecticut Ave NW) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was studying downstairs at the Panera in Dupont Circle when I looked to my right and a man had his pants fully down and was masturbating in my direction. I screamed and ran upstairs to get a manager. The man walked past me and the […]
Location: 7th and Constitution NW (Archives/ L’Enfant Plaza) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I work by L’Enfant Plaza and like to enjoy my lunch break walking along the mall and resting on one of their benches. When I reached a place to sit today, there was no one on the benches around me. After about 10 minutes, a man stood […]
“It wasn’t physical abuse, but I feel very, very violated.” Location: Dupont Circle Starbucks (1501 Connecticut Avenue, NW) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was sitting in the upstairs corner at the Starbucks at DuPont Circle on a weekday morning for a couple of hours when I noticed that the man sitting directly across from me hadn’t turned the […]