1/ In the past three years, there have been at least 14 women who work at the Ottawa Police Service who have filed complaints about harassment and abuse by male colleagues on the force. For @cbcfifth I've spent the past few months delving into some of the women's stories.
1/ In the past three years, there have been at least 14 women who work at the Ottawa Police Service who have filed complaints about harassment and abuse by male colleagues on the force. For @cbcfifth I've spent the past few months delving into some of the women's stories.
1/ In the past three years, there have been at least 14 women who work at the Ottawa Police Service who have filed complaints about harassment and abuse by male colleagues on the force. For @cbcfifth I've spent the past few months delving into some of the women's stories.
1/ In the past three years, there have been at least 14 women who work at the Ottawa Police Service who have filed complaints about harassment and abuse by male colleagues on the force. For @cbcfifth I've spent the past few months delving into some of the women's stories.
1/ In the past three years, there have been at least 14 women who work at the Ottawa Police Service who have filed complaints about harassment and abuse by male colleagues on the force. For @cbcfifth I've spent the past few months delving into some of the women's stories.
2/ The women who spoke to me are sworn OPS officers and civilian employees. They work in different units. Their experiences of sexism range from being called the "C" word to jokes about the size of their breasts to serious criminal allegations of sexual assault and even rape.
3/ The sexism these women experienced was sustained and constant. It can be traumatic. A former police dispatcher who filed a complaint in 2017 - said she developed an addiction to painkillers after being sexually assaulted by her Staff Sergeant
4/ Two other OPS police women I interviewed have been diagnosed with PTSD. For years they believed their concerns could be addressed internally. But their complaints have dragged on for years without resolution
5/ One officer told me that speaking out has helped her heal. , She considers herself a "witness," whose testimony can hold perpetrators to account. On @cbcfifth, we'll bring you these stories & examine what Ottawa Police is doing to change the culture https://twitter.com/cbcfifth/status/1361818627922657280?s=20
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