France street harassment: Strasbourg woman attacked 'for wearing skirt'

[Judi Lynn]

Published5 hours ago

French police have opened an investigation after a woman in Strasbourg said she was attacked in broad daylight for wearing a skirt.

The student, identified only as Elisabeth, 22, said she was punched in the face "by three individuals who complained about me wearing a skirt".

The government has denounced the "very serious" incident as unacceptable.

About 1,800 fines have been handed out since a law against street harassment was passed in 2018.

In an interview with France Bleu Alsace radio, Elisabeth said she was walking home when one of the three men said: "Look at that whore in a skirt."

Two of the three men then held her while the third hit her in the face, leaving her with a black eye, she told the station. The men then fled.

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