Sexual aggression ‘endemic’ on route through Spain, Portugal and France with solo female pilgrims at risk
In interviews, nine women alleged they had experienced harassment while attempting the pilgrimage route over the past five years, with several saying they had feared for their lives.
“It was terrifying,” said Rosie, who asked that her full name not be published. “I just felt completely alone at that point.” Marie Albert, a journalist, self-described adventurer and feminist writer, said there was insufficient discussion of the risks that female pilgrims faced. “These routes are said to be safe for women and there’s a taboo around saying anything different,” she said.
Concerns over female pilgrims’ safety burst into public view in 2015 after the American pilgrim Denise Thiem went missing in a rural area of León province, Spain. Her disappearance prompted several pilgrims to come forward with their own stories of being threatened or harassed, before a court sentenced a Spanish man in 2017 to 23 years in prison for Thiem’s murder.
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