Pedestrians walk around George Street, in downtown St. John’s, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Nine members from Newfoundland and Labrador s provincial police force are now accused of sexually assaulting 15 women, says a St. John s lawyer, and women in the city are calling for smaller police budgets a wider community response. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
ST. JOHN S, N.L. With a growing number of sexual assault allegations surfacing against officers with Newfoundland and Labrador s provincial police force, women in St. John s, N.L., are calling for cuts to police budgets and questioning who will protect them.
Lynn Moore, a lawyer who works with victims of sexual assault in the provincial capital, says 15 women have now approached her with allegations about nine Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers. Eight of the officers identified have since retired and one remains on the force, she said in an email last week.
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