Emelia Holden
Emelia Holden
Bathroom selfie of Emelia Holden.
Emelia "Emme" Patricia Holden is an American waitress from Georgia. Emelia Holden made news headlines in July, 2018, after surveillance video captures her taking down a sexual predator after being sexually harassed during work in a fierce maneuver that left the man defenseless.
Biography
Emelia Holden is a native in the state of Georgia and has lived there for most of her life. She currently lives in Savannah.
In The Media
Surveillance Footage
Gif of the video surveillance that captures Emelia Holden protecting herself against a sexual predator.
On June 30th, 2018 at around 11 p.m., while working a late night shift at her work at Vinnie Van Go-Go's, Emme became the victim of sexual harassment after a man by the name, Ryan Cherwinski, crept past her and grabbed her buttocks.
Emme reacted to the harassment by tackling the man to the ground, and ordered her co-worker to call the police.
The man was arrested and charged for sexual battery.
CCTV footage reveals the moments when Ryan walks past Emme and grabs her buttocks indecently, and she takes him down to the floor. The video has been viewed more 80,000 times on youtube.
Holden Words:
“When I felt that happen, my first thought was that it was one of my friends … it was a really intimate touch...
His hand went further than it should have so I was thinking, ‘There’s no way a stranger just did that.’ ”