Older man repeatedly stood outside my shower cubicle at the gym. What should I do?
Yesterday, I went to the gym, used the sauna/jacuzzi area afterwards, and then went to shower.
The shower cubicles doors isn't fully covered and isn't lockable. There are small gaps/holes where, technically, someone could look in if they intentionally tried. Obviously, most normal people wouldn’t do that.
While I was showering, I (20s) noticed an older naked man (maybe in his 50 - 60s) repeatedly walking around and standing outside my cubicle. At first, I thought maybe I was overthinking, but he kept lingering there, and I saw him looked into my cubicle. It made me really uncomfortable. I feared that he might just push the door and walk in.
After that, I took my clothes from the locker and moved to the last cubicle to change. He followed me closely. There was honestly no reason for him to walk all the way there because I had already occupied the last cubicle, and there was nothing beyond it except a wall. But he came over and stood outside that cubicle too, and it felt like he was trying to look in again.
I got really creeped out and reported it to the counter staff. The first staff member seemed quite nonchalant and unbothered, which made me even more frustrated, so I asked for the matter to be handled properly. Eventually, I was redirected to the main office, where a supervisor came to speak to me. That supervisor seemed to take it more seriously.
The supervisor said she would contact the member involved and hear his side of the story. I also requested that she send me a follow-up email once the matter has been fully investigated.
I’m not sure whether I should make a police report, but the staff asked me to let them check and handle it internally first, and said they would get back to me.
I’m honestly still quite disturbed by the whole thing. I understand that gym changing rooms and shower areas can sometimes be awkward spaces, but there is a clear difference between accidentally being nearby and repeatedly standing outside someone’s cubicle after they move away. Furthermore, the guy was fully naked.
Has anyone experienced something like this before? What would be the right thing to do if the gym doesn’t follow up properly (though I'm not sure how the gym is going to even verify/check) ?