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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maya Oppenheim

‘I was duped into a fictional relationship with an undercover police officer and I want answers’

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A woman tricked by an undercover police officer into a fictional romantic relationship has hit out at the “abuse” of power and compared the behaviour of those involved to a “gang culture”.

Lindsey, who is one of a number of women to give evidence in the Undercover Policing Inquiry, condemned the practice by “what should be a trusted institution of public servants” and argued women who were duped into relationships with officers did not “meaningfully consent”.

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