SEXUAL HARASSMENT

About 75% of workplace harassment incidents go unreported

SEXUAL ASSAULT

Around 65–70% of sexual assaults are not reported to law enforcement

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Only about 47% of nonfatal domestic violence incidents are reported to police

SEXUALLY BASED OFFENSES

Seeing statistics like this, we thought THERE HAS GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY.

There actually wasn't, so we decided to build one.

SBO CONNECT is a powerful and effective resource that makes documenting and reporting safe and comfortable. You can remain anonymous.

If you have been affected by sexual harassment, sexual assault or domestic violence:

JOIN SBO

WHAT YOU WON'T FIND ON SBO

"Maybe he was just being friendly."

"Were you drinking? What were you wearing?"

"Gee, I'm really sorry that happened to you. There isn't really anything I can do."

WHAT YOU WILL FIND ON SBO

I'm mostly here for the cute factor. I hope I can make you feel a little better when dealing with an awful situation.

I will call for help if you get stuck or have problems with our website.

I'll provide tips on how to deal with stress.

WHAT HAPPENS ON SBO

What You Do

STAY SAFE: You tell us as much information about yourself as you are comfortable sharing, remaining completely anonymous if you choose. Then you tell us about the person who has harmed you.

DOCUMENT: You log incidents with us. In the case of sexual assault, it's probably just one incident. In the case of harassment it's likely to be many incidents.

DECIDE: You decide. If you wish to proceed with reporting, we will suport you all the way. If you wish to record more incidents while learning more about sexually based offenses while , we will support you all the way.

What We Do

SUPPORT: We help you document what is happening, organizing this information and keeping it safe and sound while you sort through this difficult situation. We will help you decide the best way to respond. Responding to sexual harassment is very different from responding to sexual assault or domestic violence. Each situation presents its own difficulties.

EXAMINE: We study the data users submit. We can identify problem areas, such as companies with a toxic work environment or individuals who repeatedly cauase harm.

ADVOCATE: We study the issues and advocate when needed. Backlog of rape kits? How did that happen? What can we do about it? Victims not reporting? How can we make it safer and more comfortable to report?

What We Absolutely Can't Do

ACCUSE: For legal reasons, we cannot post accusations. Not that we were going to, but the lawyers said to make it extra clear.

NAME AND SHAME: For the same legal reasons, we cannot name and shame, no matter how much some bad guys deserve it. Imagine how much trauma could have been avoided if Bill Cosby or Harvey Weinstein had been identified early on.

GIVE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE: We cannot give medical or psychiatric advice. We especially can't give legal advice. The lawyers said so.

THE COST

It's a topic we'd like to avoid too. But here's the thing:

What Free Really Means

SELLING YOUR INFO: Surveilance marketing, were we just sit and collect information on you, build a profile and sell it to advertisers. If you're here dealing with sexual assault, what are they going to do, sell you an SUV?

DONATIONS: Emailing and messaging you for donations all the time, constantly contacting you with updates or alerts or any excuse to message you every two hours.

FUNDRAISING: Emotionally manipulative ad campaigns like campaigns, like the ones with dogs shivering in the cold and looking at you with sad eyes or the ones with starving kids.

What Free With An Asterisk Really Means

FREEMIUM: We let you start using the site, waiting until you get far enough along, then sqeeze you. We don't want to trick you into paying by waiting for you to get emotionally invested.

This method is also complicated for our coding team, and we would rather have them spend their time improving the site and responding to technical difficulties you may have.

What Cold Hard Cash Really Means

WE FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT THINGS: We can keep SBO ad free and spend our time researching issues, supporting those who need it right away, constantly improving our website and app, advocating for better laws and building a better system for responding to harassement, assault and domestic violence.

We think a one time charge of $3.99 is very reasonable. It's also what the SBO app costs, so that seems fair. This way we can spend our time pursuing our ultimate goal: making SBO available to women and girls everywhere.

EXPERIENCES WITH SBO

FEMALE, 22. AUGUSTA, GA. April 2025.

"I was at a friend's house and she was having some people over. I was drinking, but not drunk. I thought everyone there was okay, but... I fell asleep on the couch--I had there before--but I woke up in the middle of the night with this guy--who seemed harmless --with his hand in the front of my pants. When he saw I was awake, he started kissing me, like we had been making out before. We hadn't. I was fast asleep. I started freaking out and he left. I didn't know what to do. I didn't think it was rape, but it was definitely not okay. My contact at SBO explained that it wasn't rape, but it was a kind of sexual assault. Without them, I don't think I ever would have told anybody."

FEMALE, 43. SAN BERNADINO, CA. January 2025.

"There was this guy at work who kept creeping on me. He would say all kinds of lewd, inappropriate things. I didn't know if it was sexual harassment or not. SBO explained the different kinds of harassment and helped me work through the situation. Before that, I was afraid to say anything."

REESA, 17. NEW YORK CITY. December 2024.

"When I was fifteen, one of my brother's idiot friends roofied me. Our parents were out of town and they were all drinking. Other than a sip of wine a few times, I was inexperienced with alcohol. The guy kept pressuring me to drink. I thought 'okay, I'll just have a little bit'. It was vodka and orange juice. I woke up the next morning having no idea what the hell happened. All the guys, including my brother, were gone. I didn't know what to report or to who. Eventually I told a friend, and she said that maybe it was just the alcohol. I have more experience with alcohol since then, and I know it wasn't just alchol. I couldn't tell my mom and dad and I didn't want to go to the police. I just needed to tell somebody. My contact at SBO said that it was too late to do anything legally, but documenting it and talking about it really did make me feel better about the whole thing."

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are you guys cops?

No. We are not cops. By the way... In spite of what you've seen in the movies, if you ask a cop if he's a cop, he doesn't have to tell you.

Are you lawyers?

God Forbid! Fortunately, we are not a bunch of lawyers.

Psychologists?

We are not psychologists, but we do find psychology very interesting.

What are you then?

We are a group of people who think the status quo in responding to sexual harassment and assault is unacceptable. We are mostly from tech companies.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

About 75% of workplace harassment incidents go unreported

SEXUAL ASSAULT

Around 65–70% of sexual assaults are not reported to law enforcement

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Only about 47% of nonfatal domestic violence incidents are reported to police

SEXUALLY BASED OFFENSES

Seeing statistics like this, we thought THERE HAS GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY.

There actually wasn't, so we decided to build one.

SBO CONNECT is a powerful and effective resource that makes documenting and reporting safe and comfortable. You can remain anonymous.

If you have been affected by sexual harassment, sexual assault or domestic violence:

This is a preliminary version of SBO CONNECT. We still have some bugs to work out. If you run into any issues or have suggestions, please feel free to contact us — your feedback helps us improve the experience for everyone.

WHAT YOU WON'T FIND ON SBO

"Maybe he was just being friendly."

"Were you drinking? What were you wearing?"

"Gee, I'm really sorry that happened to you. There isn't really anything I can do."

SBO ON THE GO!

Coming very soon to a Google Play store near you.

Everything you can do on sboconnectonline.com, but on a much smaller screen with tiny buttons!

In the meantime, our website works great on your phone or tablet.

WHAT YOU WILL FIND ON SBO

WHAT HAPPENS ON SBO

What You Do

STAY SAFE: You tell us as much information about yourself as you are comfortable sharing, remaining completely anonymous if you choose. Then you tell us about the person who has harmed you.

DOCUMENT: You log incidents with us. In the case of sexual assault, it's probably just one incident. In the case of harassment it's likely to be many incidents.

DECIDE: You decide. If you wish to proceed with reporting, we will suport you all the way. If you wish to record more incidents while learning more about sexually based offenses while , we will support you all the way.

What We Do

EXAMINE: We study the data users submit. We can identify problem areas, such as companies with a toxic work environment or individuals who repeatedly cauase harm.

ADVOCATE: We study the issues and advocate when needed. Backlog of rape kits? How did that happen? What can we do about it? Victims not reporting? How can we make it safer and more comfortable to report?

What We Absolutely Can't Do

ACCUSE: For legal reasons, we cannot post accusations. Not that we were going to, but the lawyers said to make it extra clear.

NAME AND SHAME: For the same legal reasons, we cannot name and shame, no matter how much some bad guys deserve it. Imagine how much trauma could have been avoided if Bill Cosby or Harvey Weinstein had been identified early on.

GIVE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE: We cannot give medical or psychiatric advice. We especially can't give legal advice. The lawyers said so.

THE COST

It's a topic we'd like to avoid too. But here's the thing:

What Free Really Means

SELLING YOUR INFO: Surveilance marketing, were we just sit and collect information on you, build a profile and sell it to advertisers. If you're here dealing with sexual assault, what are they going to do, sell you an SUV?

DONATIONS: Emailing and messaging you for donations all the time, constantly contacting you with updates or alerts or any excuse to message you every two hours.

FUNDRAISING: Emotionally manipulative ad campaigns like campaigns, like the ones with dogs shivering in the cold and looking at you with sad eyes or the ones with starving kids.

What Free With An Asterisk Really Means

FREEMIUM: We let you start using the site, waiting until you get far enough along, then sqeeze you. We don't want to trick you into paying by waiting for you to get emotionally invested.

This method is also complicated for our coding team, and we would rather have them spend their time improving the site and responding to technical difficulties you may have.

What Cold Hard Cash Really Means

WE FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT THINGS: We can keep SBO ad free and spend our time researching issues, supporting those who need it right away, constantly improving our website and app, advocating for better laws and building a better system for responding to harassement, assault and domestic violence.

We think a one time charge of $3.99 is very reasonable. It's also what the SBO app costs, so that seems fair. This way we can spend our time pursuing our ultimate goal: making SBO available to women and girls everywhere.

Did you know there are two different types of sexual harassment?

Click here to visit our sexual harassment information page, where you can find out exactly what sexual harassment is and what the two types are.

SBO CONNECT ONLINE

EXPERIENCES WITH SBO

FEMALE, 22. AUGUSTA, GA. April 2025.

FEMALE, 43. SAN BERNADINO, CA. January 2025.

"There was this guy at work who kept creeping on me. He would say all kinds of lewd, inappropriate things. I didn't know if it was sexual harassment or not. SBO explained the different kinds of harassment and helped me work through the situation. Before that, I was afraid to say anything."

REESA, 17. NEW YORK CITY. December 2024.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are you guys cops?

No. We are not cops. By the way... In spite of what you've seen in the movies, if you ask a cop if he's a cop, he doesn't have to tell you.

Are you lawyers?

God Forbid! Fortunately, we are not a bunch of lawyers.

Psychologists?

We are not psychologists, but we do find psychology very interesting.

What are you then?

We are a group of people who think the status quo in responding to sexual harassment and assault is unacceptable. We are mostly from tech companies.