If you have ever been in such a situation, the word “monster” seems pretty accurate. When I was in High School, I worked in a Deli after school. One afternoon the owner followed me into the large walk-in refrigerator. He pinned me against the wall and tried to attack me. It took all my efforts, but I managed to break his nose and the eye glasses he was wearing before getting away. I’d call him a monster.
I agree. Did you call the police or tell your parents, who then called the police? Were charges filed against this man who attacked you?
I would more likely believe these women if they had claimed at the time (as they are describing now) that this was an attack not harassment and filed a charge against him with the police.
If you'll note, I said that what they are describing is not harassment but an attack.
There is no excuse for real attacks or real harassment but the actions of these women put into question what really happened and, therefore, trivialize real harassment or attacks in the workplace.