Convictions remain rare when police are accused of sexual assault
Convictions remain rare when police are accused of sexual assault
Over the past few years, social movements from #MeToo to Black Lives Matter have raised awareness of sexual violence, police brutality and systemic racism.
Police-involved sexual assault — sexual violence that is committed by police officers — sits at the intersection of these two important political movements. Our research suggests that sexual violence by police is more common than many might think.
In November 2022, a woman of the Oneida First Nation launched a $6 million lawsuit against the London Police Service in Ontario alleging their negligent handling of her sexual assault report. The suit asserts that three police officers sexually abused the woman for years beginning at the age of 12. She says despite making reports to the police force and to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of Ontario, a police oversight agency, virtually nothing was done.
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