Hundreds of sexual harassment claims against male police officers
Hundreds of people have claimed they were sexually harassed by male police officers in the past six years, prompting calls from senior officers for outdated and unacceptable behaviour to be rooted out.
A Guardian investigation using freedom of information laws has revealed that more than half of British police forces received almost 450 complaints from staff and members of the public about sexual harassment.
They included accusations against senior detectives and inspectors.
The true number of harassment grievances was likely to be even higher as only 28 out of 43 police forces provided data, with many including the Metropolitan police claiming they were unable to supply information or had failed to respond within the time limit.
The National Police Chiefs’ Counci...
