Man sought over street sex attack
A man who sexually assaulted a woman is being sought by police on Tyneside.
The 20-year-old victim was attacked as she walked past Robinson Library in Newcastle towards the underpass leading to West Jesmond in the early hours.
She was pushed her to the ground and punched in the face before being sexually assaulted.
One thing that frustrates me is that she will no doubt be told that she "should have known better" than to walk home alone late on a Saturday night, as if doing so gives all men free reign to attack her. That could have been me, or any of my friends; we're not well off enough to afford taxis home all the time, and will insist on walking home alone to avoid putting our friends out of their way. The thought that I could be blamed for an attack under these circumstances is sickening, but she'll almost certainly be subjected to it by somebody at some point.
