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“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 […]

Location: Circulator stop at K St. NW and 12th St. NW DC (Mt. Vernon/Convention Center) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) This driver pulled up next to me while I stood at a bus stop, with the passenger side window rolled down, and had his penis out and was masturbating, and leaned over to further get my attention. He only pulled […]

Location: 13th & Irving NW DC (Columbia Heights) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking home from the Metro along Irving St. I saw a man up ahead stop his bicycle and pull at his jeans. I thought he was just adjusting himself to be more comfortable on his bike. As he was biking past me I saw […]

Location: Harvard St. and Adams Mill Road NW (Adams Morgan) Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I was returning from a weekend jog along Rock Creek Park, heading up the Harvard St. exit of the Zoo into my neighborhood. As I was hiking up the pretty steep hill there, I heard a whistle to my right, up in […]

Location: 22nd & S St NW (Kalorama) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) A middle-aged man was laying back on the steps of Mitchell Park with his pants around his ankles and his shirt off masturbating. He said “Hi” to me as I walked by. Two other women also walked by and screamed. I called the police and he ran […]