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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jabed Ahmed

Police officer forced to strip down to her underwear wins £800,000 in discrimination case

West Midlands Police

A former firearms officer who was forced to strip down to her underwear during training has won over £800,000 in a sex discrimination case against West Midlands Police.

Detective Inspector Rebecca Kalam was subject to sexual harassment and discrimination while working for the police force. The former firearms officer, who joined the force in 2012, had dreamed of becoming chief constable “to try and change the culture from the inside”.

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