Exposed to on Peckham Rye Common

[daizie]

Ok, I know I make suggestive remarks on here,(sorry) however, I am serious now. Just to say, I was exposed to on Peckham Rye Common whilst walking the dog at lunch time. 1.30.pm. It was along the wooded path. 3 Indian boys in school uniform, grey trousers, white shirt, black and red stripe ties, 15 or 16 years old approached me. One was exremely cocky (excuse the pun), and intimidating, made a bee line and exposed himself right in front of me, aroused . I was shocked, so I laughed and said 'oh behave youself' which he seemed to take as encouragment and started to follow me. So I ran. I saw 2 women on their own about to walk through the wooded path and told them to stay clear. Im telling it here as teenage girls from the nearby school walk through the park , so they need to be on their guard. Im a bit worried they may do something next time. I reported it any way.

[Ms T]

Oh my God, how awful for you. Good that you got away and warned others and that you've reported it. Let's hope they get caught soon (in more ways than one, that'll teach 'em).

[sophiesofa]

Ew i have an awful image of a boy running along a path with his dinkle out. I think you were right to report it though.

[daizie]

Yes, I didnt know if i should report it or not at first, because they were in school uniform, and then I thought, well, there are 3 of them and they were'nt small, say if they got a young girl alone in the wooded bit, id feel really bad.

[Sally81]

That's horrible. last night at about 11pm two indian boys passed me on the corner of Crystal Palace road (Goose Green end). As I got past them they started saying quite suggestive things and were very leary - then they turned around and followed me (although not very quickly.) shouting 'oi come back' I didn't have far to go so got to the house quite quickly and they disappeared. Probably not linked at all but they were around the same age and I did feel a bit intimidated. (I have no idea about schools in the area..but maybe theirs can be identified by the tie, perhaps they should know? I'm sure the police will sort that.)

[Mick Mac]

That's not good Daizie and you should make sure the police are going to indentify the school and take it up with them, and they should then confirm to you they have done that.

[JetSetWilly]

did the the fuzz ask for a photofit or an artists impression.

[Huggers]

You should put this on main ed matters and family matters of forum at once.

Exposing himself like that is a sex crime and to do it in front of his mates shows a level of pathology-and group pathology at that-it's not at all the same as mooning or larking about, it requires a level of sexual arousal to a pedestrian stimulus. His youth makes no difference, in fact makes it creepier.

Sounds like it could well be the same guys as on crystal palace road- how likely is it to get two groups of sexual harrassers in such a small area and small time scale.

As you say, it could be a whole different incident if young schoolgirls were approached.

Everyone should be warned so that next time they will be met with an aggressive take-no-prisoners response.

Friends of Peckham Rye and the rangers office/wardens should all be informed.

It should be treated extremely seriously.

I hope I dont meet them with my dog. He doesnt have a very good attitude towards things that stick out where they shouldnt.

[SteveT]

Huggers wrote:- I hope I dont meet them with my dog. He doesnt have a very good attitude towards things that stick out where they shouldnt.

I hope and am sure many others hope that your dog does meat them:))

[sophiesofa]

JetSetWilly Wrote:

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> did the the fuzz ask for a photofit or an artists

> impression.

Are you worried it's your willy, Willy?

It sounds like some boys who were just being silly and didn't think how scary it could potentially be for the other person. Hopefully the police will be able to get in touch with the school and sort it all out.

[brum]

Sorry to hear of your unpleasant experience Daizie. Sophie's probably right but either way they need to be identified and corrected in the error of their ways, before it gets more serious.

[SeanMacGabhann]

good advice from Huggers there daizie

Hope you are ok - your tone on the original post suggests you have been fairly shaken by this

[Huggers]

maintaining a hard-on in the presence of a clearly discomforted adult isnt being 'just silly'. To be turned on by somebody else's fear is not high jinx and takes a certain mind set. If it was not aroused that's something else. But this knob was on bonk as one used to say.

[ClareC]

Should have laughed at his exposed body part and given him a complex ;-)

[PeckhamRose]

You were right to report it.

I wish more people who wrote on here reported the crimes they witnessed.

And yes, Huggers is right. This was a crime.

[daizie]

Sophie you might be right, they might have just wanted a reaction. i hope so. I did weigh up wether to report it or not. If they'd been giggly and childish id have dismissed it. There was nothing child like about him apart from the uniform. I was a third the way down the path when they turned into the exit, so around 10 to 20 paces away from me, aroused. He must have already been like that and on the look out for someone to shock, maybe. I tried to walk off to the right and he stood in my way.When i laughed and tried to be casual saying 'oh behave yourself' it didnt deter him, in fact he started to follow me, thats when i freaked a bit and ran. I could just envisage a younger girl being perfect material for them. To be that arrogant and intimidating at 15/16 isnt right.

[PeckhamRose]

This needs to be reported to the next Police Ward Panel. Sadly that won't be until 3rd September, but I shall email a link to this very thread right now to the Nunhead and Peckham Rye Safer Neighbourhood Team.

[Huggers]

please put a link for this to the rest of the forum.

The people who this could affect don't often come down to this bit of the forum.

three boys= one unsuspecting schoolgirl walking through woods on another occasion= predatory situation.

lots of wooded bits to drag someone off the path into.

Its a route home used by lots of children and young girls.

It's the arrogance of it that sends alarm bells ringing.

Serious criminal behaviour starts with such small steps.

If anyone encounters these boys be prepared to dial 999 on your mobile and to implement a citizens arrest if you are up to it.

If this was an older man and the victim a young girl, people wouldnt hesitate to see the seriousness of it.

can the administrator move it to general issues to warn people?

[Ms T]

Agree, this should be moved to General Issues.

[macroban]

This should be moved.

MacRoban

[HellNoHellYeah]

What utter pricks! Excuse the pun!

[bigbadwolf]

I agree. Put it in the 'whats on in east dulwich' section. That should give this the exposure that it needs.

[reetpetite]

I was going through the park about 2pm and was wondering what 2 PCSOs were doing hurrying around they were obviously looking for somebody.Horrible thing to happen.

[cate]

What a scary experience. You could have come to serious harm. They were a pack. Anybody who says don't worry about it is more bonkers than the perpetrator. It is a crime and the police now take things like that more seriously than they used to. Something similar happened to me once, a few years ago, in a woods (not Peckham Rye Park), but it was one person only. I didn't have my mobile with me. I found a woman who did and she called the police and within about 5 minutes there were loads of cops and a helicopter circling overhead. Sadly they didn't catch him. I believe it is now thought that flashers can go on to commit more serious sexual crimes.

[Huggers]

seems Le Chardon, Somerfield and the annoyance of early morning bin men are more important general ED topics then, than sleezy schoolboys lurking in the undergrowth while your children's school sports activities and picnics are going on yards away, if this is still in the Lounge?