An Orlando woman had a horrifying experience taking an ambulance ride to the emergency room. That’s because a medical worker inappropriately touched her, leading her to eventually file a police report to document the encounter.
In a video with 270,000 views, @incasethemayanswe explained how the EMT took advantage of her while she was inebriated in transit. She hesitated to make a report because she was heavily intoxicated at the time. Since then, however, she’s filed one with encouragement from commenters and other women.
What did this EMT do?
@incasethemayanswe needed an ambulance after attending the Electric Daisy Carnival ( EDC) in Orlando, Florida. After emergency services arrived, things started to go sour. The TikToker noticed that the EMTs who arrived on-scene touched her in a way that felt intentionally inappropriate.
“ There was a hand that was under my bum, and if I was wearing thinner clothes, a finger would’ve went right in my genitals,” she said. “ I could allow some type of gray area because I was so inebriated and kind of moving everywhere [but] I felt that it was more [than an] essential [touch].”
Later, while alone with a male EMT and unconscious, she became somewhat aware of the fact that her body was “aroused.” Surprised, she started to gain a bit more clarity, waking up to realize that the EMT was touching her breasts. She fully woke up, moving her hand to stop him from touching her. That’s when he snapped and told her not to touch him.
“ I apologized to him because I thought maybe I was behaving poorly during our ride there, and that’s probably why he was like huffing and puff[ing],” she said. But, she quickly realized that she wasn’t frustrating him because she was unruly. She was frustrating him because she tried to stop him.
After the encounter
When @incasethemayanswe arrived at the hospital, she tried to tell nurses and other medical workers what happened. They didn’t address the situation, however. They treated and discharged her without asking if she’d like to make a report.
After that night, the creator posted to share her experience and warn others not to put themselves in vulnerable positions while going out. “ So to all the girls that are going out there, have fun, be safe,” she said.
On Nov. 9, @incasethemayanswe posted to her platform again to give an update and answer a few questions.
She clarified that she felt trepidation at the thought of making a report because she thought no one would believe her. “I was filled with so much shame and guilt that I didn’t even know what I wanted to do at that time,” she said. She felt more prepared to record the incident for the sake of other women, worried that a police report wouldn’t do anything.
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Filing a police report
In her update, @incasethemayanswe wondered whether it would be worth trying to make a report, an unfortunately common worry for many women who’ve experienced sexual violence.
But many commenters encouraged her. “Absolutely make the report. It doesn’t matter how much or how little clothes you were wearing, he would’ve done it even if you were covered from head to toe,” one wrote. “You were out of it and he didn’t think he would get caught-he’s 100% doing it to others. Proud of you for reporting it even if it’s the first report made.”
“I believe you. I’m sick to my stomach for you and filled with rage,” said another commenter.
Commenters urged @incasethemayanswe to speak with the police. After some helpful advice and encouragement, she says she spoke with her local department.
“We’ll see how it goes. I did an oral statement, [a] written statement, and I had to swear that everything was true and correct… I’ll keep you guys updated. Until then, we’re gonna maybe share some more positive things going on,” she said on Nov. 10.
The Mary Sue tried to reach out to @incasethemayanswe for more information, but she was unavailable for comment.
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