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Emma Kajbic had just started university in Gothenburg and was on her way home after kicking off in September.
– I returned home in peace, then I hear a strange sound. I turn around and there is a man standing, he says.
Near the church of San Juan, a man masturbated in front of her.
– I was very scared. I grew up in Orust in the woods, so I cut myself quite a bit and ran from there, says Emma Kajbic.
At a suitable distance, he alerted the police who were looking for the man, without finding him.
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Police see a growing trend
Roberto Tomé is a municipal policeman in Majorna-Linné and says that the police have seen a certain increase in this type of crime in the Masthugg area.
– I cannot go to exact places for research reasons, but we see an increasing trend compared to previous years, he says.
Roberto Tomé, municipal police of Majorna-Linné. Photo: Olof Ohlsson
It is mainly women of different ages who have been exposed and, according to Roberto Tomé, several preliminary investigations are being carried out in the current cases. However, you cannot tell if it is the same suspect or several different ones.
It is not opposed to a certain dissemination of information on social networks. At the same time, it urges that one remain critical of the source and that an event can be perceived as multiple events if multiple people write on the same topic multiple times or in different groups.
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“Angry because he took my safety”
A few weeks after the incident with the man, Emma Kajbic saw that several people wrote in groups on social media that they had come across a man who was similarly harassing them, in the same location.
She realized that she was not alone in the experience, but says it has affected her.
– I am fairly new and before this happened I felt safe on the way home. Since this happened, I have the keys in my hands, he says and continues:
– I get so angry that it took away my security, angry that I can’t go home alone without talking on the phone or asking people to come and meet me.
Would have liked to have seen more lighting in the area between Kjellmansgatan and the church.
– It would make you feel more secure, she says.
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Urge the police to tip
Depending on what happens, it can be relevant with different types of criminal classifications, but if someone exposes their gender, it can be sexual harassment.
– We take this type of crime very seriously, it generates a lot of insecurity. For plaintiffs who are exposed to crime, it is often or always unsafe and horrible, but here crime often creates a lot of insecurity even among the public, says Roberto Tomé.
Urge people with information about similar incidents to notify the police. You can do this by calling 114 14 or on the police information page.
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