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I was hesitated at first to share my experience because there was nothing serious happened on the way but now, I decide to report this incident just to make fellow pilgrims on the way aware of this man if he ever came back. I don't know if this man will ever walk the camino again but according to him, he has been a 3rd time pilgrim on the french camino. He is a 68 years old, usually targets female lone walker for romantic pursuit to take advantage of them sexually and financially. An Algerian french who resides in Alsace, he claimed to have walked his 2nd camino for his ex common law partner who had cancer. He also said he loves women and that they are like air to him. He openly admitted that he was a womanizer, a player, but now he is old, he needs to be with someone. He is looking for someone to be his last love. He will look at you straight in the eyes and even asks you to look in his eyes when he expresses his interest in you. I ran into him 2 times shortly on the french camino in July/2014 we barely talked and knew each other and he came on to me strongly. The second occasion that we ran into each other at the same albergue 6km before Santo Domingo de la Calzada, after meeting me for a couple hours, at bedtime, he casually suggested that I could share the bed in his sleeping bag, just to lie next to him, he won't touch me if I don't want to! I felt very uncomfortable and refused. Fortunately there were another couple in the dorm so I felt safe. (it was a private albergue with 2 bunk beds in the room). We walked the 6 km to Santo Domingo together, he was a very smooth talker, very opened about his past mischief, over friendly and flirty. As I was uncomfortable with his flirty attitude, I told him on the way that I prefer to walk alone and that I would say goodbye to him as we reach the town where I would rejoin my previous group. I recently found out by one of his girlfriends, (by chance), that he has a game addiction, he is a sex addict, he has multiple sexual partners in Cannes who supplies his room and board when he is in the region. Furthermore, he has a manipulative way to make other pilgrims to pay for his meals. He mentioned about a group of Canadian walkers who took pity on him and paid for his bed and food along the way on his second camino. It is evident that he would pursue women whom he think can supply him with free sex, free food and money I am curious to see if anyone else experience this man's advances on the way? I was lucky to save myself from him! I should have been more firm and tough to immediately get rid of him however I'm kind of shy and gentle in nature. I don't want to be harsh and confrontational! Lesson learned though! Be safe out there ladies!
I was hesitated at first to share my experience because there was nothing serious happened on the way but now, I decide to report this incident just to make fellow pilgrims on the way aware of this man if he ever came back. I don't know if this man will ever walk the camino again but according to him, he has been a 3rd time pilgrim on the french camino. He is a 68 years old, usually targets female lone walker for romantic pursuit to take advantage of them sexually and financially. An Algerian french who resides in Alsace, he claimed to have walked his 2nd camino for his ex common law partner who had cancer. He also said he loves women and that they are like air to him. He openly admitted that he was a womanizer, a player, but now he is old, he needs to be with someone. He is looking for someone to be his last love. He will look at you straight in the eyes and even asks you to look in his eyes when he expresses his interest in you. I ran into him 2 times shortly on the french camino in July/2014 we barely talked and knew each other and he came on to me strongly. The second occasion that we ran into each other at the same albergue 6km before Santo Domingo de la Calzada, after meeting me for a couple hours, at bedtime, he casually suggested that I could share the bed in his sleeping bag, just to lie next to him, he won't touch me if I don't want to! I felt very uncomfortable and refused. Fortunately there were another couple in the dorm so I felt safe. (it was a private albergue with 2 bunk beds in the room). We walked the 6 km to Santo Domingo together, he was a very smooth talker, very opened about his past mischief, over friendly and flirty. As I was uncomfortable with his flirty attitude, I told him on the way that I prefer to walk alone and that I would say goodbye to him as we reach the town where I would rejoin my previous group. I recently found out by one of his girlfriends, (by chance), that he has a game addiction, he is a sex addict, he has multiple sexual partners in Cannes who supplies his room and board when he is in the region. Furthermore, he has a manipulative way to make other pilgrims to pay for his meals. He mentioned about a group of Canadian walkers who took pity on him and paid for his bed and food along the way on his second camino. It is evident that he would pursue women whom he think can supply him with free sex, free food and money I am curious to see if anyone else experience this man's advances on the way? I was lucky to save myself from him! I should have been more firm and tough to immediately get rid of him however I'm kind of shy and gentle in nature. I don't want to be harsh and confrontational! Lesson learned though! Be safe out there ladies!
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