Cop under probe for ‘victim-blaming’ in cosplay stalking case
A police officer apparently gave unsolicited ‘advice’ to a cosplayer who went to lodge a police report.
PETALING JAYA: A police officer will be investigated over allegations of victim-blaming after a cosplayer went to lodge a report dressed in her costume play (cosplay) dress.
Petaling Jaya district police chief Mohamad Fakhruddin Abdul Hamid said the police officer involved will be investigated for a disciplinary infraction, according to Malaysiakini.
Fakhruddin added that a statement on the matter will be released soon.
Yesterday, the 21-year-old woman revealed in a Facebook posting that a stalker had come to see her during an event called Anime Fest at Paradigm Mall.
In her report, she said that after she warned the man not to harass her, the man lost his cool and created a scene there.
“He pushed my friend who tried to block him from getting close to me at the booth. Then he screamed and begged me to take a picture with him and unblock him on Discord (a social media application),” the report read.
The incident prompted her to lodge a report at the Kelana Jaya police station, only to be disappointed by the “free advice” given by an officer.
The police officer said: “You wear (clothes) like this, you sell pictures like this, this is the consequence. You are in the wrong, too.”
The woman also claimed that she was wearing a jacket to hide her costume when she lodged the report.
Petaling Jaya district police chief Mohamad Fakhruddin Abdul Hamid said the police officer involved will be investigated for a disciplinary infraction, according to Malaysiakini.
Fakhruddin added that a statement on the matter will be released soon.
Yesterday, the 21-year-old woman revealed in a Facebook posting that a stalker had come to see her during an event called Anime Fest at Paradigm Mall.
In her report, she said that after she warned the man not to harass her, the man lost his cool and created a scene there.
“He pushed my friend who tried to block him from getting close to me at the booth. Then he screamed and begged me to take a picture with him and unblock him on Discord (a social media application),” the report read.
The incident prompted her to lodge a report at the Kelana Jaya police station, only to be disappointed by the “free advice” given by an officer.
The police officer said: “You wear (clothes) like this, you sell pictures like this, this is the consequence. You are in the wrong, too.”
The woman also claimed that she was wearing a jacket to hide her costume when she lodged the report.
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