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Kaitlyn Regehr seeks London bus sex-attack Good Samaritan | Kaitlyn Regehr seeks London bus sex-attack Good Samaritan |
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A woman who was sexually assaulted on a bus in west London has made an appeal on social media to find a Good Samaritan who intervened. | A woman who was sexually assaulted on a bus in west London has made an appeal on social media to find a Good Samaritan who intervened. |
Kaitlyn Regehr, 30, was travelling home on the 207 bus towards Acton on 6 October when a man grabbed her. | Kaitlyn Regehr, 30, was travelling home on the 207 bus towards Acton on 6 October when a man grabbed her. |
Ms Regehr said: "Someone saw it and he called the guy out loudly enough for the whole bus to hear." | Ms Regehr said: "Someone saw it and he called the guy out loudly enough for the whole bus to hear." |
She posted an appeal on social media asking people "to help me find this awesome dude so I can buy him a pint". | She posted an appeal on social media asking people "to help me find this awesome dude so I can buy him a pint". |
'Someone's sister' | 'Someone's sister' |
Ms Regehr, whose complaint is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police, said: "I was heading home on the 207 and a man grabbed my bum and I moved out of the way. | Ms Regehr, whose complaint is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police, said: "I was heading home on the 207 and a man grabbed my bum and I moved out of the way. |
"Someone saw it and he called the guy out and said, 'do you have women in your life? That could be your mother, that could be your sister; she is someone's sister'." | "Someone saw it and he called the guy out and said, 'do you have women in your life? That could be your mother, that could be your sister; she is someone's sister'." |
Ms Regehr, a writer and documentary filmmaker, posted her story on Facebook and Instagram. It has received more than 42,000 likes and been shared more than 22,000 times. | Ms Regehr, a writer and documentary filmmaker, posted her story on Facebook and Instagram. It has received more than 42,000 likes and been shared more than 22,000 times. |
In the post she wrote: "I thank you not just because you stood up for me, or because you made me feel safe, but because on your transit home - in this big, potentially anonymous city - you humanised assault. | In the post she wrote: "I thank you not just because you stood up for me, or because you made me feel safe, but because on your transit home - in this big, potentially anonymous city - you humanised assault. |
"You didn't turn away. You took a stand. You said something." | "You didn't turn away. You took a stand. You said something." |
'Felt silly' | 'Felt silly' |
Ms Regehr reported the assault to the police, but said she initially felt reluctant to share her story. | Ms Regehr reported the assault to the police, but said she initially felt reluctant to share her story. |
"I just spoke to them and they are looking at CCTV, and in a way - because I didn't see the attack - I said to the police I felt silly reporting it," she said. | "I just spoke to them and they are looking at CCTV, and in a way - because I didn't see the attack - I said to the police I felt silly reporting it," she said. |
"But the police were adamant they want to take a stand against it, especially on public transport." | "But the police were adamant they want to take a stand against it, especially on public transport." |
Ms Regehr said she had been on the 207 bus since the assault, but she had not seen the man who helped her. | Ms Regehr said she had been on the 207 bus since the assault, but she had not seen the man who helped her. |
"The post is being widely shared and people in my neighbourhood are also sharing it - but I have not found the Good Samaritan yet," she said. | "The post is being widely shared and people in my neighbourhood are also sharing it - but I have not found the Good Samaritan yet," she said. |
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