Ex keeps pinching my bum

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Help! Ex keeps pinching, squeezing and slapping my bum. We have little children so I see him quite frequently. I've told him politely to fuck off. I've told him not politely. Today I lost my shit with him. He says he will keep doing it.

I've already LTB - what now?

Well done for reporting and definitely let the police know about his text.
IF they really did tell him that then their opinion of him will change quickly when they see him being such a smug goady fucker boasting about how he got one over on them.
And do you still have the pic of semen on your underwear? If so please show this to them too.
Yy to getting a friend to video the encounters, though I reckon try a few without his knowledge then once you have evidence start doing it more openly.

Don't delete, don't reply, keep as evidence and contact the police for an update.

Classic behaviour to make you seem unreasonable and call your bluff. Definitely contact the police for an update and to ensure that even if they can't do anything this time it's kept in record as an ongoing complaint. He's trying to bluff you to prevent that. Don't let him

Thank you all so much. It is a completely abusive response - minimising my concerns. Making me out to be a stupid 'hysterical' little woman whose word cannot be trusted! I am furious!

One of my family members was supposed to be here for drop off last week, but got called in to work last minute. I have made a plan with my downstairs neighbour who has said he can be on call for handovers (he's retired, and around a lot). I felt like I was making a big drama confiding in him - and asking for help. I think my ex was relying on that, though.

I will call the officers tomorrow morning and let them know. I didn't believe it, as such - but obviously I know he wasn't charged etc.

I think I'm going to print off all his messages and file them. And will also keep a diary of how the children behave when they have been with him, as we have had some behaviour issues this week (I think because of all this).

I don't feel he presents enough of a risk to the children to be not allowed contact - and as contact mainly happens at his mum's house I won't stop it. Also, my oldest gets really distressed when he doesn't see his dad for a while.

However, I wonder what steps I need to take here to protect the children as much as I can. I really hate him for not just being a respectful person!

Well done again OP!

OP save, screen shot, print out all of his messages. Don't reply or engage with him. Update the police with his latest messages.

Make sure all hangovers are supervised. You are doing a great job.

Good for you for reaching out for help.
Abusers rely on their victims being isolated. If you don't, it's more difficult for him to abuse you.

If necessary, contact between him and the children could be supervised. But you'd have to seek a court order for that, supported by evidence.

Regarding his abuse of you, including texts, you can forward them to the police and build up a case for harassment (or whatever it's called) if more serious, but ultimately ignore provocative messages and he may well give up if it doesn't get the response he's after.

Sorry he is still up to his old tricks. Well done for reporting.

and as contact mainly happens at his mum's house I won't stop it
Can you drop the children there in your own time so that you only see his mum, and never him?
So glad that you've got your neighbor on board!