His hands on her waist, they swayed to the music at a crowded,
dimly lit nightclub.
Maybe this Westerner was bumped. Or perhaps he was drunk or
feeling cheeky when his hand slipped across her breast. Or did it?
There is rising concern from some quarters that women are making
false claims of molestation in order to extort money from foreign
men.
At least two foreign missions here, the British High Commission
and French Embassy, have issued grim warnings on their websites.
The British website reads: 'Travellers are advised to avoid any
action that could be interpreted as molestation. Scams involving
false claims of molestation are thought to exist.'
The French website states: 'Behaviour towards women, especially
in public, should never be ambiguous. There has been an increase in
cases where the victim proposes to not file a complaint of
molestation in exchange for immediate financial compensation.'
-- ST