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A woman was horrified after claiming a stranger asked her a vile five-word question while she was shopping at Kmart.
Kacie Stephens was at Bayside Shopping Centre, in Melbourne, when she was approached by an unknown man at around 9.15am on Friday.
'I'm standing in the middle of the aisle and I see this man at the end, and he's looking at me. He's coming towards me really quickly,' she said.
'I moved to the side and he moves his body to the side, and then he says to me: "Will you suck my c***?"'
Ms Stephens said she was so horrified she hurried out of the store, calling her husband Kris for help.
'I see the man and he's followed me out of Kmart and he's gone in that direction so I think he's walking out of the shopping centre,' she said.
'But then he stands outside a shop, just turns around and so I'm walking towards him while he's facing my direction.'
She said her husband soon arrived and recorded the man 'confessing', before security guards and police apprehended him.
Kacie Stephens alleges she was sexually harassed by a random man while shopping on Friday
A Victoria Police spokesman told Daily Mail a 42-year-old man was later charged with stalking and bail offences.
'The man allegedly made unwanted advances and remarks towards the woman before she was able to flee and seek assistance,' he said.
Police also confirmed the man was from the Frankston area.
He was remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court on March 7.
Ms Stephens encouraged her TikTok followers to report any unwelcome attention or harassment they receive, no matter the location or time of day.
'If anyone says something filthy like that to you, make you sure you report it. It's worth doing,' she said.
Ms Stephens' post drew in lots of support, with many applauding her for following through with making a report to the police.
'As a police officer - I’m sorry it happened to you. I hope you’re so proud of how you handled it though,' one commented.
The incident allegedly occurred at Bayside Shopping Centre in Frankston
'A lot of people would have thought "what a creep" and would be worried or scared to take it further.
'You and your husband did amazing and I hope you’re okay.'
Another said: 'You’ll never know the potential ripple effect of speaking up in this instance, but I imagine it will be significant.'
Daily Mail contacted Bayside Shopping Centre and Kmart for comment.
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