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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Anthony France

Ex-Met chief’s anti-corruption unit tried to discredit woman groomed by officer in Wayne Couzens squad

One of Britain’s most senior policewomen is under fire after Scotland Yard admitted the anti-corruption unit she ran tried to discredit the victim of a sex predator officer in Wayne Couzens’ squad.

Chief Constable Catherine Roper’s then-professional standards department engaged in a campaign of “victim-blaming” against the first woman to raise concerns about PC Philip Hunter and accused her of having mental problems.

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