A 19-year-old mainland student was arrested on Wednesday for sexually harassing a 19-year-old female bus passenger by touching her buttocks with his private parts that evening, Public Security Police spokesman Kam Ka Kit said during a regular press conference on Friday.
Kam said that the male suspect is surnamed Lou, adding that both the suspect and victim are students from the mainland studying in Macau.
According to Kam, at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday the victim caught a bus to Coloane’s Seac Pai Van district from Avenida Wai Long in Taipa. Kam said when the bus was travelling along Avenida Marginal Flor de Lótus, the woman felt someone on the bus close to her back, after which she felt an “object” touching her buttocks several times, adding that as the bus was crowded with people and the road was very bumpy, she ignored it at first, Kam noted.
As the number of touches increased, Kam said, the victim turned around to check what was going on. She saw Lou, who was facing her, deliberately moving his lower body and getting close to her body, according to Kam.
Kam said that as the victim suspected she was being sexually harassed, she immediately screamed and then called the police, while the driver stopped the bus.
When the officers arrived at the scene, Kam pointed out, Lou denied that he had sexually harassed the victim, claiming that because of the bumpy road and the crowding on the bus, his penis accidentally touched the victim’s buttocks four to five times.
However, Kam said, a female witness told the police at the scene that when she got on the bus, she saw Luo moving towards the victim in front of him, adding that she was not sure whether Lou was sexually harassing the woman or not at first until the victim screamed for help.
Lou has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), where he faces a sexual abuse charge.
This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) on Friday shows officers escorting the 19-year-old mainland suspect to a police station.
