THE following can help protect you from becoming a victim of a sexual attack.
l Keep your finger in your bottle and don’t let anyone you don't know well buy you a drink.
l Don’t get drunk – a person who is drunk is not in position to give consent.
l Stay with your friends on a night out.
l If you decide to go off with someone you don’t know well tell your friends.
l Order taxis rather than getting one off the street l Be aware when getting into your car – look around you, at the passenger side floor and check the back seat then lock the doors behind you.
l If you are parked next to a big van or any other vehicle and there is a man in the passenger seat get into your car through your passenger side.
l Be aware that a lot of attackers pray on the sympathies of women.
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