Ex-NSW police officer says she was drugged and raped by senior colleague
A former NSW police officer has claimed she was raped by a senior male colleague who had a reputation for preying on women. She says he is still in the force.
Amy joined the NSW Police Force in the 1990s, when women were a rarity in the predominantly male force. Known as "front bums," female officers faced derogatory nicknames and faced rampant sexism and sexual harassment. Despite witnessing these issues firsthand, Amy reported them but in 2014, she fell victim to sexual assault herself.
While attending a work function in Sydney, a senior officer coerced her into drinking more and subsequently raped her. Amy could not move or fight back during the assault, and when she finally managed to tell the assailant to leave, he held her down, bound her head, and raped her. Amy woke up the next morning, unable to move, and suspected she had been drugged.
She reported the incident to the NSW Police Professional Standards Command via the Sexual Assault Reporting Option (SARO), hoping it would trigger an internal investigation. Sadly, the alleged rapist remains on the force.
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