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Karen | Police officer stalking me online and on Snapchat.

A police officer found my details after I reported sexual harassment/ exploitation. He added me on all my social media accounts. Befriended me, groomed me and gained my trust. He turns the conversation sexual on Snapchat and at first it was really inappropriate explicit language like wanting to pound me,

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Claire | Abusive partner

Details of SA and r**e Love bombed in the beginning with gifts and “I love you” weeks after we met. He was coercive and controlling with sex very early on, was often guilted or pressured into performing when I didn’t want to, despite knowing my history with abuse (or actually

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Bex |

I’m not ‘woke’. I’m not a prude. I can take a joke. Joining the Police, I thought I was joining a professional organisation. I couldn’t have been more wrong. It’s a toxic culture. It’s a boys club, not what you know but who you know. And they all protect each

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Truth. | Am I the victim here?

It was a typical girls night out, enjoying the music and drinks flowing. During the end of the night I noticed my bag was missing, with my money and phone. I searched everywhere, whilst my friends were chatting with the bouncers. I had one last attempt to search going back

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China White | Domestic abuse and the police

I am a victim of DV. My husband abuses me then calls the police and claims that I am the one abusing him. I have been arrested 4 times over the past 3 years since meeting him for things I have not done. The police dont listen to my cries

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Gemsie | When abusers get away and claim victim.

I took blame because he said I made him that way, that I drove him to drink, and I was such a bad wife that justified his adultery. I excused and minimized whilst trying to adapt my behaviours to prevent further abuse happening. As things continued to escalate, to him

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Morag | Illegal entry and assault by officers

On the [redacted for legal reasons]. Two officers came to my door. Entered without a warrant or permission. This was to arrest my daughter who does not live with me. Officer [redacted for legal reasons] then attempted to grab my daughter (there are stairs behind my front door). Because she

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| Male police are totally mindless and useless

Put a tentative written query to an abuse help line run by the police, and just had them turn up 36 hrs later, with no warning, in a gang, looking for a fight. Said they were “safeguarding me”. That’s a joke, I mean, really, they think 36 hrs later is

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Stalked by ex | Stalked by ex

Speaking on behalf of a friend – she has been stalked for several years by her ex-boyfriend. Harassing her and tracking her. She has tried all means herself to protect herself and resolve the situation. Finally she spoke with Hampshire Constabulary and after a string of inconsistent appointments, staff changes

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HannahC | You can’t make it up….

I was arrested in 2022 after asking for help twice because of what someone had done to me, from two different forces and was ignored. In custody, I was taunted and treated horrifically by the custody staff. They mocked me, turned my call button off so I couldn’t get water

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| Bias and victim blaming Met

I was sexually assaulted by a police officer. He told them it was consensual and they failed to check basic facts from his account that would have been impossible and so showed he was clearly lying. They were only concerned with my credibility and, even though more people came forward

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staff | sexual assault at work

I worked in an open plan office which had a big range of people of different teams and type of work going on. There were little offices to the sides. An officer asked to speak to me about something which wasn’t an unusual occurrence. We were friends I thought and

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