A WOMAN who was flashed by a man after Sarah Everard's vigil says she was refused help by police, with a male officer telling her: "I don't want to deal with rioters".
Georgina, 27, was walking home from the event in Clapham Common on Saturday evening when the man exposed himself to her.
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She says she reported the incident to police at the time because they happened to be nearby.
But when a female officer said she would investigate, her male colleague interjected, telling Georgina he "didn't want to deal with it".
She told Good Morning Britain: "As I headed home, there was a man who was quite incoherent, he had his genitalia out as I tried to walk past him, I felt really uncomfortable."
She added: "This isn't the first time this has happened to me, I know this has happened to many, many women and a lot of times we haven't had an opportunity to talk to police right at that moment."
Speaking of the moment she spoke to police, she said: "At the very least, had I been walked to a better lit area, I would have accepted that. A female police officer said they would go check it out, but the male did interject.
"He essentially said 'I don’t want to deal with it, I don’t want to deal with rioters.' And that’s when he collected his colleagues and brought them to the van."
She added: “I was shocked and disgusted, I thought this is why we are here, why would you say this? I was quite emotional and distraught. If you can't go to police when this happens what can you do?”
Georgina previously told The Sun that she had been walking towards the south side of Clapham Common around 8pm when she saw the man.
She said: “There was a short white man in his 50s and I noticed him because he was flailing about and leaving over a railing.
“I was just trying to get past him and that’s when I noticed his genitals were out. He was waving himself about.
“I walked past and I could see there was a ton of police near the Windmill Pub. This isn’t the first time that this has happened in Clapham so I thought, this is great, I can go straight to tell the police about it."
She reported the incident afterwards and the officer's alleged conduct to the Met Police and a meeting has been arranged.
Cops have confirmed they received a report of indecent exposure and said the response from officers at the scene would be "looked at".
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “Police received a report of indecent exposure that occurred in the vicinity of Clapham Common at approximately 20.00 hours on Saturday 13 of March.
“The complainant, a woman, reported that a man had exposed himself.
“An appointment has been made with the woman to progress this.
“We are aware of a report that she tried to report the incident at the time to officers in the area – this will be looked at.”
RAGE GROWS
It came as thousands gathered at Clapham Common after the death of Sarah Everard sparked a social movement with women sharing their experiences of not feeling safe in London.
Sarah, 33, was allegedly abducted and murdered by PC Wayne Couzens as she walked home from a friend's house in Clapham on March 3.
Police have since been criticised for their handling of the gathering with clashes erupting when mourners came to pay their respects.
Met Commissioner Cressida Dick is now facing growing calls to resign after being locked in crisis talks with Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Priti Patel, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
And hundreds of people marched in London yesterday to protest over violence against women despite cops asking demonstrators to "head home immediately".
Boris Johnson yesterday met with ministers and senior police officers to discuss "further steps needed to keep women and girls safe".
He tweeted this morning: "The horrific case of Sarah Everard has unleashed a wave of feeling about women not feeling safe at night.
"We're taking action to make our streets safer, with better lighting and CCTV, tougher sentences and increased police patrols.
"We must drive out violence against women and girls and make every part of the criminal justice system work better to protect and defend them."
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