UK Women Urged to Report Street-Based Sexual Harassment to Police

UK Women Urged to Report Street-Based Sexual Harassment to Police
A close-up of an unidentifiable man and woman sitting next to each other on the Tube, both looking at their phones. (Kirsty O’Connor/PA Media
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Women in England and Wales who experience street or cyber-flashing, up-skirting, or other forms of harassment were urged on Monday to report such incidents to the police.

It comes as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published new prosecution guidance on public order offences including a “specific chapter on charges relating to public sexual abuse” to clarify the law around potential offences.