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Location: 1130 Connecticut Avenue, NW Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) In the mid-1980’s I was walking along Connecticut Avenue, NW during the lunch hour and was punched in the breast by an (sic) man. I was also hit by bums, and received MANY comments from men about body parts. Given the recent comments from women that they have been grabbed/groped by […]

Location: New Hampshire Near Dupont Circle Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) It’s funny, I happen to come across this website today because I had a strange incident happen this morning on a jog. I red van with a heavy set male driver drove past me, twice, slowly. He kept glaring at me and mouthing words I could […]

Friday, 7/20/2012 Alicia Lozano, wtop.com This piece was originally published by WTOP. It has been republished by CASS with permission from the author.  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • The 25-year-old photographer was walking in Dupont Circle on a bright, sunny Thursday afternoon when a […]

Yesterday, DC resident Liz Gorman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight in what is considered a “safe” neighborhood in DC.  Here are her own words on her experience. Those of us who have worked in the service industry are very familiar of the 10-5 rule. This favorite of overzealous managers, inserted into every training session and […]

I was walking down Connecticut Ave. to the Dupont metro at approximately 5:45 am on Thursday morning, on my way to work. A homeless man walking in the opposite direction saw me, stopped in the middle of the sidewalk, and began thrusting his hips. As I approached him, he started mumbling something about his “bulge […]