Teenager feels violated and confused after an elderly man touches his thigh on a public bus.
SINGAPORE: A 17-year-old student from Ngee Ann Polytechnic has alleged he was inappropriately touched by a senior citizen while travelling on SBS bus service 184.
Recounting the distressing encounter, he said he felt violated and was confused about how to handle the situation, as he had not expected such behaviour from someone who seemed innocent at first glance. In the accompanying caption, Maxwell described how the man brushed his hand against the inside of his thigh and then acted as if nothing had happened, leaving him feeling violated. He said: “This uncle sat diagonally opposite me, brushed his hand against the inside of my thigh and acted like nothing happened. I feel bloody violated.”
Maxwell said that he usually took bus 184 from Clementi MRT station to reach his school. He said that this incident has led him to change his daily commute and start walking from Clementi to Ngee Ann Polytechnic instead.