Undercover journo exposes shock act on beach
This is the horrifying moment a group of sex predators say “let’s go for it” after they find a “drunk” female tourist alone at night on a beach.
The horrifying moment a group of sex predators said “let’s go for it” after finding a “drunk” female tourist alone at night on a beach has been exposed in a disturbing new documentary.
Ellie Flynn, from the UK, was forced to escape after several men said they would “go for it” after finding her on a beach lounger in Magaluf, a resort town on the Spanish island of Majorca.
The disturbing encounter is shown in a new documentary, Magaluf Undercover: Predators and Parties, which aims to expose the “predatory underbelly” of the popular holiday destination.
Around 125 million international visitors travelled to Spain in the last 12 months, with Australian tourists advised by the federal government’s Smart Traveller to “exercise normal safety precautions”.
But many of the country’s resorts towns have started to become a hotbed for crime.
In a trailer for the upcoming documentary, two local men approach Ms Flynn, an undercover journalist pretending to be “drunk” in an attempt to expose such men’s predatory behaviour.
One of the men approaches and attempts to hit on her before she mumbles a refusal.
He dominantly leans over her while she is slumped on a lounger and asks: “Are you good? Do you want to talk for a little bit?”
To which Ms Flynn replies: “I’m good.”
He continues to question her and says: “You are my last chance, do you want to kiss a little bit?”
Ms Flynn tells him: “No”.
Secret cameras operated by TV crew, hidden around the lounger, show the man walking away.
But instead of leaving, he goes to recruit a friend.
“She’s completely wasted,” he tells him in Spanish, before calling out “Let’s go for it!”.
A third man moves in beside Ms Flynn on the sun lounger saying: “If you want, I can keep you company.”
“The arrival of the third male startled and genuinely scared me,” Ms Flynn said, reflecting on the encounter.
“I had seen the first two together, but the sudden appearance of another – and having no idea at the time if they were together – was enough for me to signal security to get me out.
“I leave the beach upset and frightened, feeling like I’ve experienced an orchestrated attempt to target drunk women alone on a night out in Magaluf.
“Shockingly, this was not an isolated incident, but a pattern that emerged across my three nights in the resort town.”
Australians who may experience sexual assault overseas are encouraged to report it to local police, and to contact the nearest Australian embassy or consulate as quickly as possible.
Ms Flynn’s traumatising encounter came on her third night out in the tourist hotspot.
On her first night filming, she caught a group of men on camera watching her for 10 minutes while she pretended to be slumped drunk outside a fast food shop.
As she stumbled away, one of them signalled to his mates and followed her before asking if she was okay.
He told her he had a car during their exchange – during which Ms Flynn was pretending to slur and sway.
Another undercover reporter Emily Birtley, 23, had been with Ms Flynn shortly beforehand.
“Despite this, he repeatedly asked why I was alone, where my mates were and suggested he could help me – all while telling me that I’m beautiful, and standing much closer than I was comfortable with,” Ms Flynn said afterwards.
The new Channel 4 film comes after three alleged gang rapes in Magaluf and nearby areas last year.
Calvia, the region Magaluf is situated in, has the highest number of reported sex assaults per inhabitant in the whole of Spain.
Matilda, 18, visited this summer with her friend Emmie, who is the same age – an experience that left them feeling “helpless and vulnerable”.
“Guys grab you under your skirt or your dress and touch people’s private parts,” she said.
“I wish that people could travel to these places and party and have fun, but still feel safe.”
Another young woman said she ended up alone on the beach after her drink was spiked in Magaluf in July last year.
“I just started to feel worse and worse,” she said.
“I could barely speak, I could barely walk.”
Journalists Ms Flynn and Ms Birtley said they endured repeated incidents of sexual harassment and inappropriate touching across their three nights undercover.
The vast majority of approaches involved holiday-makers, mostly from the UK, Italy and France, the pair said.
The local government has made efforts to clean up Magaluf, with “excess” laws introduced in 2020. There is now a limit on alcohol deals and shops no longer sell booze throughout the night.
The rules also include fines for being topless and naked in public, plus the police presence has increased.
But, these efforts have failed to reduce the number of sexual assaults.
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In fact, reports have increased and cases are now at their highest levels.
Magaluf Undercover: Predators and Parties is available to stream on YouTube from Saturday, November 2.
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