Kochi Tattoo Artist Faces Multiple Charges of Sexual Assault, Sparks #MeToo Wave on Social Media
News 18Kerala police on Friday registered four cases against a local tattoo studio owner Sujeesh PS, days after an 18-year-old girl’s account alleging sexual assault on a Reddit thread, sparked a flurry of #MeToo allegations across social media. She said the accused even told her to lower her top so that the “ink won’t spill on it.” “All the while, the tattoo needle was pressed up against her, Sujeesh acted as if all this was normal which left me confused and numb,” she said. Regarding the filing of an FIR, she says, “We want the case to stay strong, but minor victims are scared to come forward.” “Why didn’t you speak up earlier, you could have gone to a female tattooist, why did you get a tattoo in the first place, why didn’t you react instantly,” are some of the questions she says she had to battle. “This is the main reason why women don’t come forward to report sexual assault,” she told News18.
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