Met officers’ strip-search of black girl at school was gross misconduct, panel finds | Metropolitan police
It was found that two police officers who participated in the strip research of a black young man in his school were severely abused.
The search in a school in Hackney in East London was “disproportionate, inappropriate and unnecessary ve and the daughter, known as the child Q, made you feel broken and humiliated as a panel that ended at the end of a four -week abuse.
However, the panel, headed by a senior police commander, did not determine that there was no factor in the decision of the police officers of the race to expose the 15 -year -old child to search and were treated as an adult. It was found that a third officer committed less abuse.
After the anger, a protection examination on the treatment of the student came to school for a false exam, he led to hundreds of protests outside a town hall and a police station.
In the midst of suspicions that the school staff smell of cannabis, teachers were taken to the medical room to look for a lane while staying outside. No cannabis found.
His mother included the removal of his clothes, including underwear and bending. At that time he was menstruation and told the officers, but they still continued to look for.
Three officers, trainee detective officer Kristina Lingge, PC Victoria Wray and Pc Rafal Szmydynski, all of them, all of them heavy abuse.
It was found by the panel that the panel played a pioneering role throughout the interactions with school staff and the child Q, but it was found that the panel proved to have proved a pioneering role during the interactions with school staff and the child Q, although it was not in the PC search room at that time.
The panel, headed by Met Commander Jason Prins, found that they could not provide an appropriate adult during the search, that he could not get senior civil servant authority and could not make a copy of the search record. They also did not respect their rights as a child.
Wray was found to be “basically in a different position ve and dealt with abuse, but the failure to challenge or interrogate his colleagues did not satisfy the heavy abuse.
In a rare movement, the Independent Police Behavior Office (IPC) instructed lawyers who submitted the case against the police officers and revealed the case that the lack of speed and accountability was at the center of the cause and how the young person was drawn.
Elliot Gold, on Thursday for IOPC, said the results of the incident were damaging the relationship between the police and black communities and that “real damage”.
The authority added that other damages have arisen about the ability and willingness of the police that schools will be affected in the future.
He also talked about the damage to Child Q, which was diagnosed with stress disorder after trauma and was seriously affected.
IOPC Director Amanda Rowe said that the incident was a “important and long -term effect on the welfare of Child Q, who is currently a young woman.
“This case also led to a widespread public concern, and we heard directly from a series of community stakeholders about the impact of this event on trust and trust.”
Behind the investigation, IPC made suggestions for the Inner Office. Change the Ribbon search laws To improve the child’s protection measures, including the introduction of a compulsory protection guidance for any child who is subject to a search that reveals intimate pieces.
In response to the findings of the panel, Met Commander Kevin Southworth told the child what happened Q and really sad ”.
“Even though the relevant civil servants do not act correctly, we accept that there are organizational failures. The type of search carried out on our officers around the Strip-Ara was insufficient and our supervision of power was seriously missing,” he said.
“This usually left the young or young officers in the service, and they made hard decisions with very little information, support or clear resources to make decisions in complex situations.”
