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By Sue Mitchell and Sarah McDermott
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Four women who stayed in quarantine hotels in the UK have told the BBC they were sexually harassed by guards working for security company G4S.
One says a guard mimed having sex while they were alone in a lift. Another says a guard asked for a hug and a selfie.
Private security companies have been hired by the government to ensure hotel guests observe quarantine rules.
G4S said it expected the highest standards of conduct from staff and investigated allegations of wrongdoing.
Travellers are obliged to quarantine in a hotel after returning from countries on the UK s red list, where Covid infection rates are high. They spend 10 nights in their room and are allowed out for daily exercise only when accompanied by a guard.
Four female travellers accuse G4S security guards of sexually harassing them
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