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Daily Mail
14 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Woman sunbathing in her back garden is subjected to sexist jeers and comments by primary school children after they scale her fence to harass her
Primary school children aged as young as eight shouted 'get your t**s out' and 'suck my d**k' over the fence at a young woman sunbathing in her own garden. Hollie Hardy, 26, of Wickford, Essex, was wearing a bikini in her garden which backs onto the school when a group of pupils climbed up the fence and spotted her. The children, thought to be aged between eight and 11 years old, then launched a tirade of sexual remarks after one of them was heard to say: 'Oh there's a sexy lady.' They shouted phrases including 'get your m***e out', 'bend over', 'I'll take you home', 'suck my corey', 'suck my d**k' and 'get your t**s out' while making sexual noises. The business development manager, who has lived at her home for 11 years, said she was shocked by the abuse and started to record it - later posting a clip on TikTok. An off-duty Metropolitan Police officer, who is one of her neighbours, heard what was happening and quickly raised the alarm with a nearby adult from the school. Miss Hardy received a written apology via email, but said the incident showed a wider issue of young boys being exposed to misogynistic and sexually explicit content. She was left shocked by the graphic nature of the remarks last Wednesday – and her TikTok video, which did not show the children, has now received 500,000 views. Miss Hardy, who had wanted to top up her tan by sunbathing after returning from holiday, said: 'It is worrying to think they're losing their innocence so young. 'You have to think - how are they learning this stuff and what kind of people will they grow up to be? How are they going to speak to women in ten years' time?' She said she sometimes had footballs land in her garden but had never had any behaviour as bad as the comments. Explaining what happened, Miss Hardy said: 'A football came over into the neighbour's garden and the one of the children pulled themselves up over the school's fence. 'He said 'Oh there's a sexy lady' and it just escalated from there. They started saying 'get your m***e out' and 'get your t**s out'. 'I sat up in my chair and I thought 'hang on a minute they're talking to me'. I didn't want to interact with them, or look at them, because I know children find these things funny so I went on my phone. 'My neighbour, who is an off duty police officer, heard it going on. He flashed his badge at the children and they ran off.' The neighbour then flagged down a nearby adult from the school and raised the situation - explaining that it was sexual harassment. The woman, who identified herself as a safeguarding officer, said she would speak to the children - but they then came back. Miss Hardy, who was wearing a bandeau bikini, said: 'They said things like 'suck my corey', 'suck my d**k', 'bend over' and 'I'll take you home'. Another child was making sex noises. 'I decided to film it and it felt like it went on forever. They kept running away and coming back. Eventually, during a gap when they'd left, I ran inside and went to the school myself.' She said she showed staff the video who were 'appalled' and promised to speak with those involved. She also received a written apology via email. But Miss Hardy said the incident was a symptomatic of a wider issue. She explained: 'I have a niece who will be starting school soon and I'm worried about what boys are saying to little girls. From the video, most people are absolutely appalled by this behaviour and think it is disgusting. 'But some people say that this happened 30 years ago too and this is just how children speak. A tiny minority have said 'can you blame a boy for being attracted to a woman?' 'I don't blame the school and I don't blame the parents. But as a society, we've got TikTok and video games, and I think people need to be more aware of what children are being allowed to see. It's just not acceptable.' A spokesperson for the school, which has not been named, said: 'The behaviour in this isolated incident goes against our values of mutual respect, both within our school and the wider community. 'As soon as we were made aware of the situation, we immediately investigated and took appropriate action. We will be speaking with all pupils to reiterate with them the standards we set for all those within our school.' It comes after a headteachers' union chief said last month that school leaders were having to deal with the consequences of toxic masculinity and online radicalisation every day. Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT school leaders' union, called for politicians, families and school staff to work together to stop a generation of boys 'disappearing into a vortex of hatred and lies'. In a speech, Mr Whiteman highlighted television drama Adolescence which has prompted a national conversation about misogyny and online safety. He warned that technology can 'isolate and divide' and create 'dangerous spaces' for children trying to find their identity in the world.
The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
Woman's horror as primary school kids climb over her garden fence to film her sunbathing in a bikini
A YOUNG woman was horrified when school kids climbed over her fence to film her sunbathing. Hollie Hardy was stunned when a group of youngsters yelled sexual taunts while she lay wearing a bikini in her own garden. 2 The 26-year-old, who believes the kids were aged between eight and 11, captured the concerning ordeal on camera as it unfolded on June 18. She posted the footage on TikTok to raise awareness and share her fears for young girls in society. Hollie, from Wickford, Essex, said: "It is worrying to think they're losing their innocence so young. "You have to think - how are they learning this stuff and what kind of people will they grow up to be? "How are they going to speak to women in ten years time?" The business development manager, who lives near a school, said she had dealt with a few comments from children in the past. She said: "A football came over into the neighbour's garden and the one of the children pulled themselves up over the school's fence. "He said 'Oh there's a sexy lady' and it just escalated from there. "They started saying 'get your m**** out' and 'get your t**s out'. "I sat up in my chair and I thought 'hang on a minute they're talking to me'. "I didn't want to interact with them, or look at them, because I know children find these things funny so I went on my phone. "My neighbour, who is an off duty police officer, heard it going on. He flashed his badge at the children and they ran off." Hollie's neighbour was able to tell a safeguarding officer from the school and reported the issue. The officer assured Hollie the pupils would be spoken to, but they returned a short while later. "They said things like 'suck my c***y', 'suck my d***', 'bend over' and 'I'll take you home'. Another child was making sex noises," said Hollie. "I decided to film it and it felt like it went on forever. They kept running away and coming back. "Eventually, during a gap when they'd left, I ran inside and went to the school myself." The 26-year-old eventually presented footage to staff at the school, who said they were "appalled" and she was sent a written apology email. A spokesperson for the school also said: "The behaviour in this isolated incident goes against our values of mutual respect, both within our school and the wider community. "As soon as we were made aware of the situation, we immediately investigated and took appropriate action. "We will be speaking with all pupils to reiterate with them the standards we set for all those within our school." But Hollie expressed her concerns that these incidents revealed a larger problem in society. She explained: "I have a niece who will be starting school soon and I'm worried about what boys are saying to little girls. "From the video, most people are absolutely appalled by this behaviour and think it is disgusting. "But some people say that this happened 30 years ago too and this is just how children speak. "A tiny minority have said 'can you blame a boy for being attracted to a woman?' "I don't blame the school and I don't blame the parents. "But as a society, we've got TikTok and video games, and I think people need to be more aware of what children are being allowed to see. "It's just not acceptable."
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Wickford woman 'shocked' as children hurl sexual comments at her
A woman said she was left "shocked" when primary schoolchildren hurled sexual and misogynistic comments at her while she was in her Hardy, 26, from Wickford, Essex, was sunbathing when children from a school behind her home climbed a fence and harassed her. She filmed the incident and posted it to social media where more than 400,000 people viewed it.A spokesperson for the school involved said it was an "isolated incident" which it had investigated and taken "appropriate action". "They started shouting all kinds of different sexual comments," Ms Hardy explained."It was one of those moments that you kind of don't know what to do so I just sat up in my chair and froze."At first I was shocked because they are so young - it's a primary school so you don't expect to have that sort of language coming from children."But then it turned to anger because I thought, I'm in my own garden, in the privacy of my own home, I shouldn't have to deal with that kind of thing."An off-duty Metropolitan Police officer intervened during the incident and spoke with children and staff. 'It's not OK' The BBC has chosen not to publish the name of the Hardy said she feared how the children involved would go on to treat women in continued: "If they are brave enough to say this sort of language to me, then what are they saying to the little girls on the playground?"Something needs to be done because it's not OK to be going through that, not in the privacy of your own home, not on the street, not by children and not by adults."We need to do something about it." 'Appropriate action' "The behaviour in this isolated incident goes against our values of mutual respect, both within our school and the wider community," a spokesperson for the school said. "As soon as we were made aware of the situation, we immediately investigated and took appropriate action. "We will be speaking with all pupils to reiterate with them the standards we set for all those within our school." Ms Hardy's social media post on the incident led to almost 1,000 comments, with many questioning why this was Beth Mosley, a consultant clinical psychologist, explained young people were being exposed more and more to harmful content online."A lot of this content is not representative of positive, healthy relationships," she said."So our young people are often getting a warped perception of what's acceptable and they're being exposed to content which is far beyond their developmental understanding."Dr Mosley said young men were often reproducing content from influencers they saw online "without recognising the harm it might be causing".She said "curious and non-judgemental" conversations were needed to help young people learn the consequences of the content they Mosley added young people should be directed toward "more positive role models". Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
