WA: After #MeToo Movement, King County Metro Transit Seeing More Reports of Sexual Misconduct
The King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC), Metro Transit and the King County Sheriff’s Office have launched a campaign to increase awareness and support victims of sexual misconduct, following a widespread push for bus drivers, dispatchers and deputies to prioritize investigating such cases across Metro’s roughly 185-route system.
According to data provided by Metro, the number of investigations for cases of sexual misconduct has increased since the #MeToo movement launched in October.
Metro Transit police tallied 66 investigations last year — half of which came after the global social-media phenomenon and double the total of that in 2013.
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