A man followed an undercover journalist back to her hotel room then told her 'come on, give me a kiss'.
Ellie Flynn went 'undercover' for BBC Dispatches as part of an investigation into the threats that women face on nights out, the Liverpool Echo reports. She pretended to be drunk and alone in Liverpool city centre on a Saturday night to see what would happen.
Ellie said her 'heart was racing' when a man followed her back to her room, despite her telling him she didn't want him to come. She said: "Despite giving the man no indication I want him to come with me, he follows me all the way back to my hotel room, which has been rigged with secret cameras.
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"Dropping my drunk façade after the door closes, I ask him why he has followed me in. He insists: 'We came together'. My heart is racing as I reply: 'No we didn’t, you followed me. I never said to come'.”
The man was eventually convinced to leave and apologised, before he reportedly turned around and said: "Come on, give me a kiss." Ellie had a security team on hand.
An exclusive survey of just over 1,000 women conducted for Channel 4 by YouGov also found almost a quarter have been followed on a night out and one in 10 have had their drink spiked. Horrifically a quarter said they had been raped or sexually assaulted on a night out.
In a statement, Merseyside Police said it was not contacted by the journalist regarding the incident, and have themselves contacted the programme makers for more details. A police spokesperson said: "We are aware of the forthcoming Dispatches programme – Undercover: Sexual Harassment – The Truth, which is due to be aired on Monday night (12 December).
"We have not seen the programme in advance, however, we believe that the female reporter, alleges that she was subject to sexual harassment in the city centre and was even followed back to her room by a man. We were not contacted by the programme makers about the incident and have contacted them for further details, as we have no report of any complaint involving the reporter."
Merseyside Police also reiterated its commitment to tackling violence against women, including sexual assault and harassment. One of the ways they plan to do this is through Operation Empower, which includes the Walk and Talk scheme, where concerned women can go on a walk with officers and discuss their worries.
Undercover: Sexual Harassment – The Truth is set to air on Monday December 12 on Channel 4 at 10pm.
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