17yo’s quick thinking after man’s approach

A 17-year-old girl is being praised for her quick thinking after she was approached by a man who allegedly made inappropriate comments towards her.

A 17-year-old girl is being praised for her quick thinking after she was approached by a man who allegedly made inappropriate comments towards her.

The Delaware teenager was jogging down a busy street when a man holding a bottle of alcohol allegedly approached her.

He then tried to strike up conversation.

“Are you afraid,” he asked her, according to ABC 13 Eyewitness News.

He allegedly made more inappropriate and sexualised comments towards her, before reaching out to touch her arm. CCTV footage showed the incident unfold between the duo.

The young woman spotted the two business owners of Euphoria Integrated Health and Wellness — Tina and Bill Moss.

She felt she had to get out of the situation, and so she pretended the woman was a relative of hers.

A 17yo girl has been praised for her quick thinking. Picture: 6abc

“Aunt Rachel,” the young woman started to call out to Mrs Moss.

She then ran into the woman’s arms, with the husband and wife bringing her inside of the business.

“He followed her directly to the store and banged on the glass,” Mr Moss claimed to the television station.

Tina Moss is the woman the 17yo called 'Rachel'. Picture: 6ABC

Mr Moss said he and his wife were normal people, and simply business owners and parents and wanted to keep their community safe and “protect the children” in their community.

The girl’s mother, Christina Pino, told 6abc: “She just thought, ‘I had to get out of the situation quick’, and so she said, ‘Aunt Rachel! Aunt Rachel!’

“I just think people in Ridley Township need to be more aware of the people that are walking along MacDade Boulevard.”

The man was arrested by police and charged with having inappropriate verbal contact with a minor.

Originally published as 17yo’s quick thinking after man’s approach