Cambodian grandmother, 70, seeks record sexual harassment payout
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Phnom Penh - A Cambodian grandmother is seeking a record sexual harassment payout after accusing her 55-year-old, one-legged neighbour of attacking her, groping her breasts and stealing a kiss, police said Monday. Bavel district deputy police chief, Kom Reiy, of the northwestern province of Battambang said Pin Mean had demanded a settlement of 1,800 dollars. She is demanding that her "fumbling" and love-struck neighbour, named as Moung, pay restitution for allegedly attacking her from behind and forced himself on her. "He denies the attack so at this stage we are still investigating - it is an unusual case," Reiy said. "We have no idea why he may have decided to fall in love, but she does not love him back." If Mean does win the record settlement in court for Friday's alleged attack, it would be a landmark decision in a country where sexual harassment usually goes unpunished and the majority of people live on less than a dollar a day.
Copyright DPA
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