Horrible experience for granddaughter

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Yesterday our 15 year old granddaughter was walking home from school, normally she is with a couple of friends but stayed behind to do an activity.
She is tiny in size and looks about 10/11.
The route was passed a row of some filled and some empty shops.
A man was loitering by one of the empty ones and said to her that she walks fast but how fast can she run.
She carried on walking but got her phone out. As she was crossing the road he was behind her and said I'm not following you but you are so pretty.
At this point she phoned us parents are at work.
DH got in the car while I told her to go into the pub at the end of the road.
Before DH got there he was offering her money as she was so 'pretty'.
By this time she was in the pub and a few of the regulars were looking after her
by the time grandad was there landlady had phoned the police.
They did come out and know who he is as GDd had secretly taken his photo.
Now she is worried incase she sees him again.
What gives these men the right to scare women/girls.

That's awful that happened to her. She should be so proud she handled it really well. It's great that people were able to help her and that this man has been flagged to the police. Our girls should be able to walk without fear and harassment.

That’s so horrible for her, I hope she’ll be ok

If something comes of it with the police, I'd encourage her to follow through on the complaint.

Pervy arsehole.

That's awful. She and you handled it well. He doesn't have the right to do this. AND it's very worrying if she looks younger. So none of this claiming she looked 18 bs! It's good the police know who he is.

I'd just make sure she feels safe and confident walking alone in future as small things like this can really have an impact.

If she is going to walk on her own either we pick her up for a few days or she will go around to our daughter's house with her older cousin.

Is there any way that you can find out what he is already known to the police for?

What a horrible experience. I think I would probably have to pick my daughter up every day for a while after this.

Shouldn’t have to obviously, but keeping her safe is the priority.

What a frightening experience. She showed great maturity and presence of mind.
im sure you were also very grateful to the pub landlady & regulars.

Well done young lady! Focus on how well she did, how sensible she is and how proud you are of her coping with the pathetic pervert. Don’t exclaim about how vulnerable women are or how she is the victim. Empower her.

Inform school and ask them to provide assemblies/PE on what to do when approached. If there isn’t funding approach the PTA. The police might provide something or signpost you.

I think I’d also want to know:

Who is this man?
Where does he live?
What do the police already know him for?
Have there been other local incidents?

Otherwise, how would you be able to go some way towards deciding if it’s safe for her to walk home alone again 🤷‍♀️

This kind of thing is fairly common occurrence for teenage girls.

We were taught to head for the nearest house with lights on and ring the doorbell, head for the nearest shop or pub, or shout out to a parent or man’s name because the guy probably won’t hang around to see if someone answers.

How awful.
follow it through with the police as this person needs stopping.
well done to your GD a what a clever young lady she is.

This is one of the reasons why I am a firm advocate of self defence classes for childen

I'd smash his jaw. What an absolute prick. Hope your granddaughter feels better soon xxx

What a very switched on young lady. You must be so proud. I'm sorry she had to go through this, she must be very shaken up. X

This is awful Your poor DD.

I was 15 a very long time ago, in 1980 in fact. We got the odd person following or generally leering, but it wasn't until I was on a course a few years ago, with much younger Women, that I learned what young girls and young women have to put up with Today.

Horrible and nothing new sadly.
I was followed by a creepy man making comments about my school uniform when I was 16 (but looked about 12).
Was just on my way to the bus stop on a winter afternoon after drama club.

I was spooked and ran like hell back to school and told a teacher. Police came and took a description but I don't remember him being caught. Never walked that way on my own again and it twas a major factor in me learning to drive young.

That was in 1984. How awful that decades later women and girls are still suffering such harassment.

I m glad your dgd had her wits about her but it's unfair this still happens.

Repulsive. I had a man expose himself to me when I was 16 and looked about 12. What this piece of shit said to her proves he knows exactly what he is up to.
I would not let this go with police, although I would have had trouble to not punch him myself.