00:03An ordinary place becomes the backdrop to an unsettling encounter.
00:09I'm on the platform just playing on my phone, waiting for the train to come.
00:14Ms Bosker alleges she was harassed and assaulted by two strangers last year.
00:19Police say both men have been charged with sexual assault. Both are before the court.
00:24I definitely felt very uncomfortable, quite violated.
00:27The 28 year old was shaken but unfortunately not surprised.
00:32I think all women have had at least some experiences with sexual harassment and stuff on public transport.
00:39Men coming and sitting next to me when there's lots of other free seats available and just getting a bit
00:43too close or saying sort of sexually suggestive things.
00:48Research shows that's common.
00:50Time and again public transport emerges as the worst space for women and girls in cities.
00:55Much goes unreported.
00:57I was with my partner on a bus and across from us was a man.
01:01I'm pretty sure it was an iPad. He was filming the outside of the bus but he flipped the camera
01:06and then he zoomed in on my breasts.
01:08Despite feeling vulnerable she didn't report it.
01:11In Queensland statistics about sexual violence on public transport are not collected by major rail and bus authorities.
01:17Police don't collate that level of detail either.
01:21Experts say that's a problem.
01:22A comprehensive data set and the encouragement of women and girls to report their experiences of sexual harassment on public
01:30transport is a key part.
01:32Transport authorities say safety is their highest priority and they work closely with police.
01:37urufeel.
01:37File,
01:39Dracula,
01:39admiral.
01:40You
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