Alert Via de la Plata, Mérida - Aljucén

[Luka]

Reported on Facebook: in the morning of March 17 a man in a car blocked the road to a female pilgrim, got out of his car and started masturbating.

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[vjpdx]

I hope that the peregrina got his car license plate number!

 

[SabsP]

Reported on Facebook: in the morning of 17 March a man with a car blocked the road to a female pilgrim, got out of his car and started masturbating.

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I imagine that the Via de la Plata has now even lesser prilgrims on the Camino than the Frances has ( in terms of general numbers this has always been the case ). So this brings me to this thought : Was this perpetrator just randomly driving when he saw this lady or did he see her earlier and did he follow her? Not that it matters in terms of being violated but if it is the latter it is even scarier.

 

[Luka]

I imagine that the Via de la Plata has now even lesser prilgrims on the Camino than the Frances has ( in terms of general numbers this has always been the case ). So this brings me to this thought : Was this perpetrator just randomly driving when he saw this lady or did he see her earlier and did he follow her? Not that it matters in terms of being violated but if it is the latter it is even scarier.

Yes, I was wondering the same. Must be really quiet on the Via de la Plata. I haven't any other information though, apart from what I read on FB.

 

[Rebekah Scott]

AlertCops app on the telephone can help catch these idiots.

 

[MinaKamina]

Reported on Facebook: in the morning of March 17 a man in a car blocked the road to a female pilgrim, got out of his car and started masturbating.

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I see the original poster only mentions man and car. A few more details would be advisable.... description of the man, color of the car etc to name some.
ALERT COPS has a button for Agresión Sexual. The moment you push that button (and others) the Police will have your location, and if necessary they can trace all phones in the same spot. Or discover a phone that was nearby on similar occasions.

I imagine that the Via de la Plata has now even lesser prilgrims on the Camino than the Frances has ( in terms of general numbers this has always been the case ). So this brings me to this thought : Was this perpetrator just randomly driving when he saw this lady or did he see her earlier and did he follow her? Not that it matters in terms of being violated but if it is the latter it is even scarier.

I looked up the area on google maps and it seems very open. It could be a chance encounter, and / or the man came from a place where he had a good view of the entire area, meaning he could see the peregrina approaching and also notice that there was no one else around. Plus the entrance to the motorway is nearby.

I hope the peregrina is doing fine. I also hope she reported the incident with as many details as she could remember.

 

[MichelleElynHogan]

Walking sti

Reported on Facebook: in the morning of March 17 a man in a car blocked the road to a female pilgrim, got out of his car and started masturbating.

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Walking sticks have been found to be an effective deterrent against unsightly penises. And a licence plate makes it so much easier to apprehend the rapscallion and place him in mental health care.

 

[Eva W]

Yes, I was wondering the same. Must be really quiet on the Via de la Plata. I haven't any other information though, apart from what I read on FB.

Very quiet indeed. Just returned from 20 days doing Sevilla - Salamanca and met in total (!) not 20 pilgrims during those days.

 

[Rebekah Scott]

Walking sti

Walking sticks have been found to be an effective deterrent against unsightly penises. And a licence plate makes it so much easier to apprehend the rapscallion and place him in mental health care.

I find the contents of a water bottle effective from a good distance.

 

[MinaKamina]

Reported on Facebook: in the morning of March 17 a man in a car blocked the road to a female pilgrim, got out of his car and started masturbating.

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Any updates, @Luka ?

I tried, but I didn't find anything, except an older thread by @notion900 on the forum, from 2017 (!)

18th April around noon just after the Embalsa de Proserpina (Mérida), where the camino leaves the asphalt road on the left, and there is water erosion to the path, the path breaks into three due to the eroded gullys.

I encountered a man energetically 'pleasuring himself' behind a bush.

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/pervy-man-on-the-via-de-la-plata.47809/

Would that be the same area? or even near?

 

[Luka]

Any updates, @Luka ?

I tried, but I didn't find anything, except an older thread by @notion900 on the forum, from 2017 (!)



https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/pervy-man-on-the-via-de-la-plata.47809/

Would that be the same area? or even near?

I have no updates as I only read the post on FB and don't know the person who posted it. But from the description it seems like this happened on (almost) the same spot.

 

[Terrri]

A scary situation to be in, especially while alone.
Something similar happened to me and a group of friends when we were young teenagers, waiting for a ride from a parent, in an empty department store parking lot. My friends all commented, but I wasn't wearing my glasses and squinted in his direction while saying "what's he got?" I never did make out anything. Luckily the guy closed his car door and drove away after my comment.

 

[Synnove]

11.February this year I was alone at exactly the same spot when a white car drove off the asphalt road and stopped in front of me where the path starts. A man came out of the car, and as I found this a little strange, I picked up my phone and pretended I spoke to someone. I speeded up my walking pace and when I turned around after about 100 meters to see if he followed me, he got into his car and drove away. At that time I just thought I had been overreacting, but when I read this post, I wonder if it could be the same man. I guess he was 40-50 years old with very black hair.

 

[C clearly]

11.february this year I was alone at exactly the same spot when a white car drove off the asphalt road and stopped in front of me where the path starts. A man came out of the car,

Would you consider reporting this on Alert Cops, even now? It seems a good idea to make them aware of the slightly suspicious incident. One actual incident and several suspicious ones add up to enough that the police should be making enquiries or stepping up awareness. Maybe even mention that you heard about another incident later, in case it wasn't reported.