Horror as British mum victim of 'sex attack' while parasailing in Tunisia

A "helpless" British mother has claimed she was sexually assaulted by her parasailing instructor while in the air. Michelle Wilson, 52, was on holiday in Tunisia when she says the man pressed himself against her and groped her in a terrifying incident. The mother of three said she was left feeling "violated and dirty".

Ms Wilson was originally meant to go tandem parasailing with a friend, yet due to the windy conditions, they were separated and she was placed with an instructor. Her friend, who went up first, said she "had a great time, with no problems", yet the 52-year-old was left feeling "scared". Ms Wilson said she observed a distance between her friend's body and the instructors, yet the mother claimed her trip was different.

The holidaymaker, from Merseyside in the UK, told The Sun: "I could feel the back of my bikini bottoms being pulled and he was pulling the strap".

"He must have been tightening the harness to get me closer," she added.

"His legs straddled around me, he had one hand up on the parachute, the other wasn't. Then I felt him touch my leg."

Ms Wilson claims he was "groping" her and "moving back and forth into me and talking to me in Arabic".

"I felt him pressing against me," she added.

"I kept arching my back. I felt violated and dirty and was scared. He was only a young lad, maybe around 20."

The British mother was left feeling "helpless hanging in the air", explaining that she burst into tears as soon as she landed before complaining to the company's manager.

Ms Wilson later went to the local police. She believes the attacker has since been arrested, and her insurance firm and the Foreign Office are helping.

The mother was in Sousse with her 17-year-old daughter, two 16-year-old boys and her daughter's friend. She had paid £6,000 for an easyJet package for the Tusinian holiday.

The airline told said that the "safety and wellbeing of our customers" was priority and the company was continuing to support the mother.

"We are also liaising closely with our hotel partner to look into the reports," EasyJet added.