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| Bouncer suspended after woman's sexual harassment tweet | Bouncer suspended after woman's sexual harassment tweet |
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| A bouncer accused of sexually harassing a woman before telling her "I can do what I want" has been suspended. | A bouncer accused of sexually harassing a woman before telling her "I can do what I want" has been suspended. |
| Emily White, 19, said she was on a night out in Newquay when a doorman outside the Sailors Arms leered at her and made comments about her breasts. | Emily White, 19, said she was on a night out in Newquay when a doorman outside the Sailors Arms leered at her and made comments about her breasts. |
| When she threatened to report him, Ms White said, she was told: "They won't do anything love." | When she threatened to report him, Ms White said, she was told: "They won't do anything love." |
| The pub said it took "immediate action" after receiving the complaint and an investigation was under way. | The pub said it took "immediate action" after receiving the complaint and an investigation was under way. |
| Ms White, from St Austell, Cornwall, said the harassment started with a wolf-whistle but soon became more intimidating, with the doorman leering at her and making comments about her breasts. | Ms White, from St Austell, Cornwall, said the harassment started with a wolf-whistle but soon became more intimidating, with the doorman leering at her and making comments about her breasts. |
| More stories from Cornwall | More stories from Cornwall |
| In a tweet which has been shared more than 8,000 times and liked by more than 90,000 users, she wrote: "He told me: 'I'm a bouncer I can do what I want'." | In a tweet which has been shared more than 8,000 times and liked by more than 90,000 users, she wrote: "He told me: 'I'm a bouncer I can do what I want'." |
| "No mate, no you can't," she added. | |
| In response to her threatening to complain, Ms White said the bouncer "moved his arm out so I could take a picture of his ID". | In response to her threatening to complain, Ms White said the bouncer "moved his arm out so I could take a picture of his ID". |
| "That's how cocky he was." | "That's how cocky he was." |
| "He thought no-one would challenge him on it," she said. "He was wrong." | |
| Ms White said she had been overwhelmed by the number of people who responded to her post. | Ms White said she had been overwhelmed by the number of people who responded to her post. |
| "It's not the worst thing that's happened to a girl. It's not even the worst thing that's happened to me," she said. | "It's not the worst thing that's happened to a girl. It's not even the worst thing that's happened to me," she said. |
| "But I was able to report it and so I did. | "But I was able to report it and so I did. |
| "If the same thing has happened to anyone else, I would urge them to do the same." | "If the same thing has happened to anyone else, I would urge them to do the same." |
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| A spokesperson for the Sailors Arms said: "Upon hearing of these allegations, an immediate investigation was launched in collaboration with the agency which employs our door staff." | A spokesperson for the Sailors Arms said: "Upon hearing of these allegations, an immediate investigation was launched in collaboration with the agency which employs our door staff." |
| "Until it is complete, the individual in question will not be employed at our door." | "Until it is complete, the individual in question will not be employed at our door." |
| Regency Security, the firm that supplies door staff to the venue, declined to comment. | Regency Security, the firm that supplies door staff to the venue, declined to comment. |
| What is sexual harassment? | What is sexual harassment? |
| Sexual harassment is defined as "any unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature that you find offensive or which makes you feel distressed, intimidated or humiliated". | Sexual harassment is defined as "any unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature that you find offensive or which makes you feel distressed, intimidated or humiliated". |
| Types of sexual harassment can include: | Types of sexual harassment can include: |
| Source: Rape Crisis | Source: Rape Crisis |