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‘Gooning’ Incidents Targeting Women in Dollar Tree Stores Reported Across Country

The suit says at least 11 women nationwide reported similar incidents and accuses Dollar Tree of inadequate security and chronic understaffing.

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Over the course of a week in March last year, three women told police they were shopping in a Dollar Tree store when a stranger neared and apparently either ejaculated on them or wiped semen on them from behind. The incidents have spurred criminal charges for a locally-based U.S. Marine and a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court targeting the store chain. That suit contends the women weren’t targeted as a random lewd act, but part of a wider phen…
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A 22-year-old locally based US Marine has since been charged with misdemeanor lewd conduct and misdemeanor sexual battery in connection with the three incidents.

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‘Gooning’ incidents targeting women in Dollar Tree stores reported across country

As many as five possible incidents have been reported in the region since early 2025, according to law enforcement.

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‘Gooning’ incidents targeting women in Dollar Tree stores reported across country, including San Diego

As many as five possible incidents have been reported in the region since early 2025, according to law enforcement.

·San Diego, United States
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San Diego Union Tribune broke the news in San Diego, United States on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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