Alma, a 24-year-old woman, was harassed and hugged by a 25-year-old perverted man when she was exercising in the gym.

(The picture is taken from "@HCSOSheriff" Twitter and synthesized by this newspaper)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] When a 24-year-old woman in Florida, USA was exercising in the gym of an apartment building, she was suddenly harassed and hugged by a 25-year-old perverted man, and even tried to press her on the floor for sexual assault. The woman struggled to resist with fists , and finally seized the opportunity to escape from the gym and report the crime. The police arrested the suspect in less than 24 hours. Recently, the authorities released the scene of the conflict.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, when Nashali Alma, a 24-year-old woman, was exercising in an apartment building on January 22, she suddenly saw Xavier Thomas-Jones, a 25-year-old man, standing at the door because she had seen him in the gym , Thinking that the other party just wanted to exercise, he helped to open the door, and then returned to the equipment to prepare for exercise.

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From the footage of the conflict released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on Twitter on the 16th, it can be seen that Jones suddenly approached Alma and tried to grab Alma’s waist. She immediately pushed him away, but continued to be entangled. Alma, intending to press her to the ground for sexual assault, Alma resisted desperately, finally seized the opportunity to escape from the gym and called the police for help.

Alma said frankly in an interview, "I'm a bodybuilder. In fact, my body is very strong. In my opinion, the male suspect is similar to me, so I was not afraid when it happened." She pointed out that she was male. When catching him, he first smashed the opponent's head with his mobile phone, then pulled out his beard, and kept punching and counterattacking, "I just kept hitting and moving", and finally succeeded in letting Jones let go.

At the same time, Alma would like to use this to call on other women to "continue to resist and not give up" if they encounter similar situations. She chose to stand up for the interview, hoping to encourage women to fight bravely for themselves.

The local police arrested the male suspect less than 24 hours after receiving the report. Jones admitted that he wanted to have sex because he thought Alma was beautiful. The police accused him of sexual assault, false imprisonment, burglary, kidnapping and other crimes , currently in custody.

It is reported that Alma is a bodybuilder and has participated in several competitions in the past few years. In the 2022 NPC USA Southern Championships (NPC USA Southern Championships), he won the first place in the health category.

A woman shares her experience after fighting off a man who physically assaulted her in her apartment complex's gym.

Nashali Alma wanted to speak out about her experience to encourage other women who've dealt with similar incidents to speak out. pic.twitter.com/ wxya

— HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) February 15, 2023