To have not spoken out in supermarket

[NCbecauseIdontwanttooutasaman]

In the supermarket a couple of weeks ago with my son (4) I saw what I would guess was grandfather and his granddaughter aged approx 14. From the moment I saw them he made me uncomfortable in his behaviour to her. He was inappropriate throughout which included walking the length of an aisle with his arm tightly around her then patting her bum twice. After they paid they were sat waiting for other people and he pushed her head into his lap and held it there.

I sent an email to a social worker that I know (with much more detail than above) which included their descriptions and the registration of the car they got in. She passed it on to another team, something like MERT who she said would follow up on it.

My AIBU is should I have intervened direct or done something more?

@Battleax but that's not your assumption to make is it? That's the whole point.

In essence the op and (everyone else) actually did nothing.

As far as I understand she emailed her mate in the social work the scenario and description of these two unnamed randoms and her mate told her she'd pass it on.

he pushed her head into his lap and held it there

To be honest if I saw a child being sexually abused in public I'd say something there and then but whatever floats your boats ladies

The social worker isn't a mate she is someone I have a working relationship with.

The information I have was enough for them to be identified and for the cctv in the shop to be used. What I saw was probably not enough for a prosecution but would be supporting evidence showing a pattern of behaviour if the authorities were already aware of them.

@Battleax but that's not your assumption to make is it? That's the whole point.

What on earth? So you think it sounds like an abducted rather than a coerced teen? I can’t see it myself, but if you had been there and suspected that, wouldn’t “are you okay?” to the girl be better than “hello Bob” to the chap?

In essence the op and (everyone else) actually did nothing.

You’re just goading now.