If you're taking the MRT on the North South Line anytime soon, you might want to keep your eyes peeled, as a sexual harassment case allegedly occurred on Feb. 20.

A young woman with the surname Lim, shared a Facebook post about her encounter when she took the MRT to her grandmother's house.  

At about 6.40pm, when the train was en route from Bishan to Ang Mo Kio, she felt a foreign object pressed up against her lower back at the tailbone area.

The train was packed, being rush hour, and she brushed the feeling off initially as a result of commuters leaning against one another.

It was only when she turned her head to the side, she realised that the "object" might have been the erection of a Chinese man in his late twenties or early thirties.

As his actions persisted, when the train stopped at Ang Mo Kio station, she pushed him out of her way with her back.

Lim hopes that writing about her harrowing experience will increase awareness to the fact that "no assault case is too small to dismiss, whether in the form of an uncomfortable leering look, or in the form of physical/verbal harassment."

She also preempted any accusations that she was dressed inappropriately, saying, " I was wearing an outfit that I would usually wear to go to the supermarket."

Not as if that was supposed to be the issue anyway.

Reporting Sexual Harassment 

According to AWARE, in the event you or you have witnessed someone being sexually harassed in the train, you may press the Emergency Communication Button to speak to the train officer.

Locate the carriage number of the train, which is a four-digit number that usually can be found before the joining section of each train, above the two seats.

If you see anyone suspicious or spot a suspect, speak to the station manager or contact the police immediately at 999.

Top image via Wikimedia Commons

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