Former officer accuses Police Scotland of ‘cover-up’ attitude to misogyny

Gemma MacRae said she was targeted by a ‘boys’ club’ of colleagues in Moray. Photograph: Supplied

​​A former police officer says she has lost all faith in Police Scotland’s capacity to tackle bullying and misogyny within its ranks, as an ex-colleague awaits sentence for sexually assaulting her more than four years after she initially made a complaint.

Gemma MacRae says she was targeted by a “boys’ club” of colleagues at Forres police station, in Moray, after she accused her ex-partner, also a police officer, of domestic abuse, and that as the intimidation grew worse her superiors “did nothing to protect me”.