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Belynda Rocha left NSW Police after 17 years because of bullying and abuse and its impact on her mental health.
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Women in the NSW Police force say a vulgar âboysâ clubâ culture enables discrimination and harassment despite a 2019 pledge by the Police Commissioner to clamp down on men abusing their power.
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Sun-Herald investigation has uncovered allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour by senior NSW Police detailed in recent investigations and bolstered by officers who say the boysâ club protects serial offenders against internal complaints.
Belynda Rocha, who joined NSW Police aged 19, claims that sexual harassment and affairs have been âtreated like a jokeâ because of a âboys club cultureâ.
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