Sexually Assaulted in DC: “I No Longer Feel Safe Walking Home From the Library.”
Street Harassed in DC: “I No Longer Feel Safe Walking Home From the Library.”
Location: 2nd & E St NW (Union Station/Capitol Hill)
Time: Night (7:30pm-12am)
I was walking home from the library when a man walked up to me with open arms. He put them around me and began kissing my face. I asked him to stop, [but he] grabbed my chest and butt. He kept kissing me and kept his arms around me, I kept asking him to stop. After a few minutes, he finally let me go. I no longer feel safe walking home from the library.
Submitted 4/28/14 by “JJ.”
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