Officers allegedly joked about sex with wrongly arrested woman, while student officer claims he was dismissed for reporting misconduct
Police are facing claims they covered up allegations of wrongdoing when a female victim of crime was mocked by officers who joked about having sex with her, then ousted a whistleblower who pointed out the misconduct.
Thames Valley police officers, who are still employed by the force, made the “sickening” comments as they watched footage from body cameras showing the woman’s groin and chest area exposed.
She had been arrested at about 2am after an incident on 14 January in Newbury, Berkshire, with police thinking she was the attacker. They later realised she was most likely the victim, and promptly dropped the case against her.
Shortly after being arrested, she suffered a seizure while held in leg restraints in a police van.
On 20 January, officers watched the footage on a laptop in a police station, according to testimony obtained by BBC News. One officer is alleged by a whistleblower to have said the woman had “crusty” or “manky” breasts and that her “fanny” was visible, while another officer asked to see her “minge”.
Officers started discussing how much they would pay to have sex with her, one saying 500,000 before another said 250.
The whistleblower was a student officer called Faisal (not his real name), who told the BBC the officers knew the woman’s identity and watched the intimate footage despite...
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