“Sexual street harassment is when someone sexually approaches you in public in an intrusive way through gestures, sounds or touches. This is done in a way that can be considered frightening, humiliating or hurtful,” explains criminal lawyer Ivonne Leenhouwers. She specializes in sexual offenses. “These could be comments like, ‘Hey, baby, what are you going to do? Do you want sex? Are you horny?’ Or hissing, clacking, chasing someone on the street.”
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