Cover image via Erny Nuryassmien (Facebook)
A pregnant woman has accused a young man of following and filming her while she was at a hypermarket in Negeri Sembilan on Sunday, 20 April
In a Facebook post on Monday, 21 April, the woman, Erny, shared her experience, stating that she noticed a man in a yellow shirt following her and her family as they entered the hypermarket.
The man continued following them inside, with Erny observing him holding his phone upright as if to record her.
"He kept following as we moved to different sections. His phone was still held upright. It became very obvious. Even my kid noticed and said, 'He keeps looking at us, umi'," the pregnant mother claimed.
Erny confronted the man with her husband and child, demanding that he show them his camera roll.
"It turned out that he had several videos of me, zooming in on my back, as well as videos of other pregnant women, even those wearing niqabs," she alleged.
Image via Erny Nuryassmien (Facebook)
Erny claimed that the man's "preference was clearly pregnant women"
She mentioned that her husband was furious upon discovering the man's action, prompting bystanders to step in and de-escalate the situation.
"The man was so scared that he wet himself," Erny said.
After her family filed a police report against the man, preliminary interrogation revealed that he is a 20-year-old university student.
"He admitted to recording women for his own gratification and has been doing it for a while. He liked recording women to create his own 'collection'.
"There were so many videos of women recorded last night without the victims realising. The problem is, he even zoomed in on body parts," she added.
Image via Erny Nuryassmien (Facebook)
Image via Erny Nuryassmien (Facebook)
In an update post, Erny encouraged women to be courageous and not be victims of sexual exploitation
She said she had deleted the videos from his phone, including those in the backup.
She alleged that the suspect was keeping the collection to sell online.
Erny ended her second post by stating that she refuses to remove her initial exposé post, which has been shared over 17,000 times.
She contended that shaming the suspect is insignificant compared to the victims' shame if their videos were sold online.
Image via Erny Nuryassmien (Facebook)
If you or someone you know may be at risk or has experienced sexual abuse or assault, please reach out to these Malaysian organisations:
1. WOMEN'S AID ORGANISATION (WAO)
Operating hours: 24-hour
Contact: +603-30008858
SMS/WhatsApp: +6018-9888058
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2. ALL WOMEN'S ACTION SOCIETY (AWAM)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9.30am – 5.30pm)
Contact: +603-78770224
WhatsApp/Telegram: +6016-2284221 | +6016-2374221
Email: [email protected]
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3. WOMEN'S CENTRE FOR CHANGE PENANG (WCC PENANG)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am – 5pm)
Contact: +604-2280342 | +604-3988340
WhatsApp: +6011-31084001 | +6016-4180342
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4. SARAWAK WOMEN FOR WOMEN SOCIETY (SWWS)
Operating hours: Monday (7pm – 9pm),Tuesday to Thursday (9.30am – 11.30am), Saturday (2pm – 4pm)
Contact: +6082-368853
SMS/WhatsApp: +6016-5822660 | +6013-8044285
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5. SABAH WOMEN'S ACTION-RESOURCE GROUP (SAWO)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am – 5pm)
Contact: +6088-280200 | +6011-27908020
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6. PROTECT AND SAVE THE CHILDREN (PS THE CHILDREN)
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WhatsApp: +6016-7213065
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7. INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION (IWF)
Anonymously and confidentially report child sexual abuse content and non-photographic child sexual abuse images with IWF's Reporting Portal.
