A group of women on a women’s history tour in Wollongong report being harassed by teenage boys riding e-bikes. Multiple accounts describe incidents in which the women were encircled, yelled at, and filmed by the group while they were participating in the walk. The reports say the group included up to around 20 riders. In one account, women and mothers associated with the tour describe being targeted during the event. Police are reported to have been called to the scene in response to the complaints. The reports describe the boys as teenagers, and indicate the harassment took place while the group was on e-bikes in and around the area of the history tour. The available information does not include details on arrests, charges, or the outcomes of any investigations. Authorities are expected to assess witness accounts and determine next steps following the reports of harassment and filming.
Women’s history walk in Wollongong harassed by teen e-bike riders, police called
A group of women on a women’s history tour in Wollongong report being harassed by teenage boys riding e-bikes. Multiple accounts describe incidents in which the women were encircled, yelled at, and fi...
- Women participating in a women’s history tour in Wollongong report harassment by a group of teenage boys on e-bikes.
- The women say they are encircled and yelled at during the incident.
- Several reports say the group films the women during the harassment.
- Police are called in connection with the complaints.
- Reports describe the e-bike group as numbering up to around 20 riders and acting during the history walk.
Police were called after a group of teenage girls and mothers were harassed by up to 20 boys on e-bikes.
2 months agoNine women say they were encircled, yelled at and filmed by a group of teenage boys on e-bikes while on a women's history tour of Wollongong.
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