Germany woman: Rape survivor creates anti-rape knickers

A woman in Germany has created anti-rape shorts, complete with a coded padlock, cut-resistant cord and a 140 decibel alarm.

The idea began as a personal project after she was attacked while out running.

There are two types of Safe Shorts – underpants and running shorts – and both are made from slash and tear-resistant material, and have a lock as well as an alarm.
You can access this padlock in seconds with the code, but if someone else tampers with it, a 140 decibel alarm sounds.The shorts are fastened with a cut-resistant cord, which is attached to the waist or pelvic area (depending on which style you have), and then secured with a clip that has a coded padlock.

The wearer also has the option of setting the alarm off themselves, should they feel threatened.

The shorts come in black, but you get a choice of lock colours.



The shorts were created by Sandra Seilz from Germany, who was attacked by three men while out running.

“Three men came in front of me, one tried to pull down my running trousers, and another grabbed me, while the other tried to rape me,” Seilz explains.

“I’m the lucky one, because there was a man with a dog, and the dog ran towards the men and they ran away.

“Later, when I was sitting at home, I thought: ‘What could have happened there?’”



Women have ordered Safe Shorts from countries like Sweden, Norway, Spain, the USA and Australia.

Seilz says she’s had a lot of inquiries from places like South America, India and Asia, but the price is too high for them.

This motivated her to move production from the Czech Republic to India, to try and make the product more accessible to women – especially in places where rape rates are high.

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