VIDEO: Man Grabs Server's Butt, Then She Unleashes Massive Whooping
by AndrewBlakeA waitress in Savannah took down the man who had just assaulted her at work.
Savannah, GA – A video has gone viral that showed a waitress taking down a customer who grabbed her butt on June 30.
Emilia Holden, 21, told People that she was very surprised when 31-year-old Ryan Cherwinski groped her rear end during her shift at Vinnie Van Go-Go’s in Savannah.
“When I felt that happen, my first thought was that it was one of my friends … it was a really intimate touch,” Holden told People. “His hand went further than it should have so I was thinking, ‘There’s no way a stranger just did that.’”
The incident, which was captured on the restaurant’s surveillance cameras, showed Holden taking some menus back to the bussing station after she took an order.
Two seconds later, Cherwinski walked by her, and reached out his hand and gave her right butt cheek a serious squeeze, the video showed.
In the video, Holden immediately responded to the unwanted grope by grabbing Cherwinski by the back of his shirt, then grabbing him by the neck and tossing him into a trash can adjacent to the service station.
She never even dropped her order pad.
“I didn’t even think, I just reacted,” Holden told People. “I don’t know how I reacted the way I did. I’ve never done that before.”
Holden told a co-worker to call the police, and Cherwinski, of Palm Bay, was arrested and charged with sexual battery, according to the Savannah Police Department.
“The guy claimed that he was just trying to push me out of the way and, ‘Oh, I barely touched you,’” Holden told People.
“Once the police saw the video, they immediately arrested him,” she said. “There was no doubt that he did it.”
Customers at nearby tables gave her high-fives after she tossed the man, Holden said.
Holden said she was happy Cherwinski was arrested, but said she was surprised by the attention the video of his assault had generated.
“I’m not glad that it happened, but I’m glad that it’s had such a positive outcome,” Holden told People.
She said she has received dozens of Facebook messages of praise from women from all around the world.
“I’m glad that other women can see this and know that you can stand up for yourself. You also have the right to wear whatever you want without having to worry about being groped,” Holden said. “It’s nice to know that I have empowered other women.”
Watch the groper get what was coming to him in the video below:
8 Responses
Hi_estComnDenomnn
Jul 28, 2018 Ass grab gone wrong!
Hippygal
Jul 21, 2018 More women should react the same way when touched inappropriately.
Bstn199
Jul 21, 2018 Nice takedown ma'am!
Aaron57
Jul 21, 2018 Here's to hoping that regardless of how the criminal case turns out, the public humiliation is enough to stop this creep, and make others think twice.
Aaron57
Jul 21, 2018 I doubt he's disagreeing with the application of the charge, but juries are weird sometimes.
JBo
Jul 21, 2018 A few more incidents like this and maybe idiots will start to get the message...then again, probably not. I would bet this guy still doesn't know what he did was wrong.
Celtic Gyrl
Jul 21, 2018 He touched a female he didn’t know in a private area on her body. That makes it sexual battery. He actually touched which is where the battery part comes in. The video nails the charge.
LEO0301
Jul 21, 2018 What a perv..I don't think the sexual battery charge will stick but even if it doesn't he'll still have to go along for the ride.