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Police Me Too has been set up by a victim/survivor
Amplifying the voices of women and girls who were abused by police instead of protected.
Each and every one of us deserves to be heard.
So, let’s show every police force that it isn’t just ‘one bad apple’, but their culture. We need structural and systemic changes to address the institutionalised misogyny and the closing of ranks. We need it to change. Now.
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Freya | Domestic violence, rape and child abuse
I was married to a violent and abusive police officer. They pushed me out in front of a car when I was 5 months’ pregnant. They abused me physically, sexually, psychologically, and financially. I was not allowed to spend my own money. I was so coercively controlled by them, I
Ana | Police officer sexually assaulted me
I was working in the train from Paris to London, and a French customs police who was traveling with us jumped on me when I was opening the train doors and kissed me in the mouth in front of all the passengers.It was disgusting, embarrassing and demeaning. I reported it
Pippa | Victimisation and discrimination by the police for being violently abused by a police perpetrator
The police service helping a person whom has committed fraud physical sexual abuse rape harassment stalking used weapons that being knives to threaten me along with attempted murder putting me in a headlock wrote all my correspondence including my resignation letter he has been allowed to post and disclose my
Don’t trust the Government | Greater Manchester Police
Hi, I was in an abusive relationship for 8 years when the police were called to my home. The officer who came out asked me out that day and I said no as I had just gotten out of a relationship. He then came back in plain clothes and told
PPDA in Suffolk would like to meet other local survivors | Numerous veiled threats and sinister behaviour from protected officer
I can’t tell you too much detail as it would reveal who I am and I believe I’ve had a lot of post separation abuse not just from my abuser. Investigations have been very poor, I’ve been lied to by several officers and staff and cover up appears to be
Harassed | Sex offending police
I’ve been seriously harassed by a police officer for around four years. I have tried to get help but they gang up. Constabulary: Police Scotland Timespan: The past four years Did you report it to the police?: Yes Do you want to revisit this with the police?: No Could you
Alice | Abused by police
My ex husband who was abusive asked his police friend to call the police on me, the police came to my house and beat me up there and then. They then took me to the station where they left me naked for several hours with the cell door open and
#wontbesilent | Story of corruption
I have a story about senior police officers in Manchester [ranks redacted for legal reasons] and [redacted for legal reasons] creating a report to cover up their officer PC from not recording an attempted rape which was reported in 2020. Senior officer [redacted for legal reasons] would try and frame
Elizabeth Hardwick | Abusive, swinger detective working in domestic abuse.
My ex-partner of 16 years; a Detective working in domestic abuse was arrested during COVID following 6 years support from Women’s Aid. Women’s Aid instigated his arrest; the MARAC team were also involved. 2 years previously he had received disciplinary action for derogatory terms used against women in a WhatsApp
Beau | Sexual assault by special Constable/driving instructor
I was sexually assaulted over a period of two weeks on an intensive driving course. I reported it to the police and DVSA for him to admit what he did, BUT he twisted it making out I came on to him. He lied, he took advantage of a vulnerable female.
Justice4me | Police assault
After 48 years of silence I told the police I was molested. They interviewed the pedophiles and one claimed he never met me despite him being my cousin and he was at our home most weeks. They failed to investigate properly. Christmas my sons received Christmas cards from one of
Lucy | PC assaulted me when I was 14
A PC aged 33 at the time, married into the family. I was a teenager, 14. There were a lot of red flags that couldn’t really be read by someone so young. Sometimes there would be other police officers around & they would make weird comments about my body &
Artypants | Child abuse survivor bullied and abused by Police
I was severely physically, sexually and psychologically abused by my wealthy family from birth until the age of 16 and beyond. From the start, they used their wealth and status to co-opt the Police into the abuse; so from 13 years old right up to the present the Police have
Starbright | Pulled over at night, age 16
First, a police officer pulled me over late one night. I was 16, almost 17. I was driving home along the highway between Kihei and Wailuku, which ran through the sugar cane fields. We left Maui less than a year afterward but at the time I was still in Hawaii.
Brigitte | Repeatedly Arrested for Taking Police To Court for DV Failings
Nottinghamshire Police failed me badly in my reporting of DV in 2014/15/16. I was coercively forced to sign a caution at one point when there was no evidence of wrongdoing by me, and I was told I had to sign that caution before I could again report my former partner
Kate [redaction made for legal reasons] | Subjected to racially and sexually based harassment/derogatory comments by an allegedly off duty police officer in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
My boyfriend advised that the ‘friend’ (more about that later) with whom he was living as a tenant (of the friend’s parents who were the owners/landlord/landlady) had invited us to a small party at that tiny house. I did NOT want to attend but my boyfriend insisted that he would
Ruby | My police perpetrator had me arrested and is still protected by the police service
My ex partner was a detective [rank redacted] within the Met police. He was my manager as I worked in the Met too. I was vulnerable as I was having problems in my marriage. He said that he was having problems too despite his wife being pregnant at the time.
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I was a young 16 year old girl back in the 80’s and got arrested for an offence that to this day I still do not know what for. I was detained for over 7 hours and not given access to a phone call or even a solicitor. I was
Louise | Sexual assault
I was walking out of a club when a man I didn’t know reached under my skirt and underwear and grabbed me. I was furious about the incident. The people I was with knew him, and someone very close to me told me he was a police officer. He was
Polly | My experience with a narcissist police officer
He initially befriended me whilst I was grieving. He continued to groom me. Telling me how terrible his marriage was, how his wife was psychotic and later on that they had decided to separate but were still living in the same house for the time being. He said she was
Razia Khan | I reported a Police Officer for Harassment and he used His Powers to have me Arrested
I reported a Police Officer to Professional Standards and the IOPC for Harassment, Gross Sexual Misconduct. And he subsequently used his power and authority to have me arrested. I reported the Police Officers girlfriend for persistent Harassment over a Year for Stalking, Verbal abuse, Malicious messages, Intimidating behaviour, death threats,
Kelly | Failings of South Wales Police
I met my future husband, a South Wales Police Officer in 2000. He was 15 years my senior. I was unaware that prior to him joining the police residents in the local community had reported their concerns to police about the risk he posed to young females. I was also