In wake of David Carrick verdict, women from England and Wales come forward to report mental, physical and professional toll
Despite having been a police officer and also married to one, Helen says she now “wouldn’t ring the police for anything”.
, Helen is one of a number of women from police forces across England who have come forward to tell theWhile none of their abusers appear to have been disciplined at work, the women say they have suffered mentally, physically and professionally. Some have tried to take their own lives.
The former Tory MP said that misogyny and racism in policing could be challenged by creating a robust leadership culture by investing more in training, which he said “should be a continual process as it is in the military”. She criticised “codes of loyalty” that enable offenders to “remain hidden and covered and not properly rooted out”. Police failures to take action would make people think twice about reporting abuse, she said., all speaking under pseudonyms, said reporting abuse by officers had far-reaching consequences. Holly tried to take her own life and was left with no choice but to retire from her job of 26 years after she was raped by her then husband, who was also a police officer.
Comparing the police force to “a boy’s club,” she said: “They tell you should challenge everything in training, but as soon as you start challenging you’re the troublemaker.”
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