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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Mathew Erpansizo

'Dollar Tree Gooner' Lawsuit Reveals Women Were Targeted in Stores With Inoperable CCTV Cameras

A new civil lawsuit exposes a disturbing trend of sexual assaults targeting women in retail stores lacking operational security cameras (Credit: By Harrison Keely - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=175453948)

A civil lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges that a retail giant failed to maintain operable CCTV security cameras, leaving female shoppers nationwide vulnerable to a disturbing digital harassment phenomenon known as the 'Dollar Tree Gooner' trend.

Attorney Alreen Haeggquist, representing a survivor identified as Jane Doe, revealed that perpetrators have actively targeted women in stores by exploiting broken surveillance systems and corporate cost-cutting measures to commit sexual battery.

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