Someone dragged me by my hair and pulled me outside…. An identified police officer at the scene told me, ‘I’ll show you not to go down to the streets again.’ He called me abusive names, like ‘whore’ and ‘slut.’ He also told me ‘we’ll take your picture and distribute it’.34 … The officer who was holding me from the back then put his hand up my blouse from the back, as if he was trying to tear off my clothes. His other arm was around me and he fondled my breasts. I tried to stop him but couldn’t. The two officers in front of me tried to pull off my jeans but 133. AC HP R they couldn’t… The officer behind me started tearing my undershirt and bra.35 The Second Victim also alleges that she was intimidated after filing the Complaint at the PPO and pressured to withdraw the same. As a result, she suffered physical injuries, was emotionally traumatized, faced pressure from her family to quit her job and to cease political participation. She states: “My feelings of personal security have deteriorated…I change my clothes in the dark… scared to see myself naked. I felt like their fingerprints were marked on my body.”36 She also allegedly lost her relationship with her partner after her refusal to withdraw the complaint which was perceived as a “scandal” given the public and sexual nature of the violations she endured. 134. The Third Victim alleges that when she was trying to leave the Press Syndicate she was subject to several assaults. She states: “One of the women pulled my hair and brought me to the ground. The next thing I knew I was being beaten… All of the clothes on the upper half of my body were torn off and I ended up with only a bra.”37 According to the Third 34 Ibid, para. 14. 35 Ibid. para. 15 & 16. 36 Ibid. ( Abir‟s Affidavit) para. 29. 37 Ibid. (Shaimaa‟s Affidavit) para. 13 38