Young woman's strip search at festival akin to 'sexual assault', court told
Young woman's strip search at festival akin to 'sexual assault', court told
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Woman faced 'degrading and humiliating' police strip search, court told
A class action against NSW Police strip searching people at musical festivals began on Monday, with one woman having her experience described as being "akin to a sexual assault".
In short:
A class action against police stripsearching people at music festivals is underway in NSW.
The young woman leading the class action had her experience described by a lawyer as "akin to a sexual assault".
The lawyer also claimed that the state failed to adequately train officers on the strict rules surrounding strip searches.