A junior Queensland police officer was allegedly asked if she had “found her bra” by a male colleague after female staff at a trivia night had been asked to remove their underwear.
Queensland Police says it is investigating the incident, which comes just a few months after a damning inquiry into the service aired cases of misogyny, sexism and racism within its ranks.
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll conceded after a recent inquiry there was misogyny, racism and sexism within the service.A formal complaint has been made over the incident, in which female officers were asked to remove their underwear during a trivia night. A senior officer is then alleged to have approached a junior female officer the following day, and, in front of staff, asked her if she had found her bra.“This matter is subject to an internal investigation, and as such, no further comment will be provided at this time,” a QPS spokeswoman said.during an independent inquiry into its responses to domestic violence and its treatment of women.
, including being attacked by what she called a sexual predator, who took her to a forest and tried to take her seatbelt off.
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