"Kindness Met with Unrelenting Sexual Harassment"... An 80-Year-Old Regular Customer Who Distressed a Small Business Owner

"An 80s Regular Customer Harassed Me...
He Doesn't Stop Despite My Refusal and Complaints"

A story about an 80-year-old regular customer who repeatedly gropes despite being told to stop has sparked outrage among netizens.

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On the 7th, a post titled "An over 80-year-old grandfather who keeps touching" was uploaded on an online community. The author, A, a self-employed person, began by saying, "There is a grandfather who comes regularly. At first, I was grateful that he kept coming, so I kindly called him 'Father' and he sometimes brought snacks."

The problem started when B, the regular customer’s touching became unpleasant. A explained, "When I arrived late to work, he touched my buttocks with his hand, saying 'Why did you come so late?' I confronted him, saying, 'How can you touch a young lady’s buttocks carelessly? Don’t touch me; speak instead,' but B’s habit of touching did not stop." It was also said that even though B’s wife has dementia and is in a nursing home, he often brought other elderly women to A’s store to eat together.

A said, "He sometimes talks about his daughter-in-law, and I wonder if he also touches her. I am about the age of his grandchild. But rather than treating me like a grandchild, he seems to just think of me as a woman and touches me. His gaze is different," she claimed. She continued, "Whenever I almost forget, he pokes my side. It gives me goosebumps and drives me crazy. Even when I get angry and stern, he doesn’t seem to understand, probably because of dementia."

A said, "I sometimes think it would be better if he didn’t come at all, regardless of the neighborhood’s goodwill. I don’t even think of him as a person; he just seems like a senile beast," and asked for advice on how to keep B from coming to her store.

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "Check the CCTV and report to the police," "He probably won’t stop even if you get angry," "If he touches you again, hit his hand hard," "This is clear sexual harassment," "A senile old man," and "Isn’t he ashamed in front of his daughter-in-law?"

Meanwhile, this is not the first time a self-employed person has suffered from sexual harassment by a regular customer. On the 10th of last month, a mother’s story about an over 80-year-old man sexually harassing a 7-year-old girl’s private parts made headlines. The mother, C, who is self-employed, said, "On the day of the incident, I was busy preparing for business and had my daughter sit in a corner of the restaurant. My daughter said, 'The grandfather touched my body.' When I reviewed the CCTV, it showed the man groping as my daughter claimed. The child is currently receiving psychological treatment. We want the victim and the suspect to be separated and for appropriate punishment to be given," she appealed.