SUPPORT WORKER TOLD COLLEAGUE 'GIRLS WONDER WHY THEY GET RAPED WHEN THEY WEAR LEGGINGS LIKE THAT'
A Glasgow support worker has been issued a warning after he told a colleague, ‘girls wonder why they get raped when they wear leggings that show off their a***s‘.Neil McInnes was found to have made a number of inappropriate comments towards a colleague between January 30 and October 20, 2023.
McInnes told the female colleague that she had “childbearing hips” and asked whether she “always had big boobs or if this was a new thing”.
He also said “girls like you only wear leggings for men’s validation because you know men will look at your a***s then wonder why they get raped/sexually assaulted”.
When discussing crime documentaries, he also made a comment to the same colleague saying: “Isn’t it weird that one day I could be asking you what your plans are for after work, knowing that you weren’t going to make it home.” On October 20, 2023, McInnes was found to have danced “in a sexualised manner” near the colleague and asked another woman if she had “any panties on”.
The Scottish Social Services Council found that the man’s actions made staff feel “distressed and uncomfortable”.
The report read: “By making inappropriate comments and remarks to colleagues, you are discriminating against your female colleagues and causing upset and offence, which is likely to result in emotional harm.
“This type of behaviour is fundamentally incompatible with the standards expected of a social services worker and calls into question your character and judgement.” A warning has been placed on his registration for five years after he “provided several positive references” in support of his character and working relationships.
