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Location: Orange line near Virginia Square stop Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Christmas Eve 2012 I boarded the train around noon to meet a friend in DC. The car was nearly empty when a young man sat in the seat directly behind me. I felt that was odd. I looked out the window to see if I could see […]

Location: 17th & U NW; near the 90 bus stop Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was waiting for the 96 bus when a young, thin 5’7″ man with light brown curly hair walked up to me. He asked me if I liked circumsized or uncirmcumsized men. I paused in shock before noticing that he had pulled out […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This morning, WMATA unveiled its revamped web portal – www.wmata.com/harassment – for Metro-riders to report incidents of sexual harassment or assault. The updated portal includes greater options for users to enter details on incidents. More details below. The piece below is by Caroline Lukas is Media Relations Manager for the Washington Metropolitan Area […]

Location: Klingle Road, NW (Adams Morgan; between Adams Mill & Connecticut) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Was walking with my roommate (both of us are young females) in broad daylight on Sunday afternoon (March 3rd). We were walking to Mt. Pleasant from Cleveland Park on Klingle Road. Just off the sidewalk and in the woods of rock creek park […]

Location: 13th & Kenyon NW (Columbia Heights) Time: Late Night (12am-5am) A female friend and I decided to walk home from Wonderland late Saturday night. It was past last-call but before the bar closed. The street was deserted, save a few cabs and cars that drove by. As we walked down the north side of Kenyon, toward 13th […]