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A group of people on an anti-rape march were left disgusted after three men publicly showed their backsides at them as they walked past.

The Lincolnshire Rape Crisis' Reclaim the Night march, held in the wake of the murder of Grace Millane, took place in Lincoln city centre yesterday, Saturday, November 23.

But as the group approached Hunter's Fish and Chip Shop, three men inside pulled down their trousers to expose their buttocks.

Pictures of the incident sent to Lincolnshire Live, show the men grinning as they press their bottoms up against the shop window.

Sophie Lavender, 23, who was on the march, told Lincolnshire Live: "The majority of reactions to us [from the public] were great.

"But as we approached the chip shop we saw these three guys who straight away turned around, pulled their trousers down and exposed themselves to us.

"We had signs and were chanting so it was really obvious why we were there.

"It was only half six, too. I don't know why it happened, they may have been drunk - but there was absolutely no excuse for it.

"A lot of the women on the march are survivors of sexual abuse. Something like this could be a trigger for them."

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The march started in the grounds of Lincoln Castle and finished on the High Street by the new Boots store. It happens every year and those involved this time around were determined not to let this incident stop them.

Sophie added: "Our reaction was just to walk on and try to ignore them. A lot of the women were saying that they thought it was disgusting.

"There's a time and a place. I don't think that's funny, I don't see it as a joke. They obviously must see it that way but in the context of why we were there - it was very disresepctful."

The group carried banners carrying slogans such as "a woman's place is in the resistance", "stop violence against women" and "same s*** different century".

Many people reacted angrily when they saw the pictures posted online.

One person said: "This needs to be reported. It's an offence."

"Share far and wide and report to the police," another wrote.

"This is sickening."

Sophie says she intends to pass the pictures onto Lincolnshire Police.