Four female RCMP
officers allege sexual assault CTV.ca News Staff view-
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women filed a lawsuit in Calgary on Thursday against several top RCMP officials,
including commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli, deputy commissioner Beverly Busson
and 17 other officers. The suit
alleges the police service engaged in "coverups of the sexual assaults''
and "participated in reprisals against the women for coming forward with
their complaints, including sexual harassment.'' The four
officers allege they were assaulted separately by an undercover operator who
works in the RCMP's criminal intelligence unit in British Columbia and trained
other officers. The incidents are alleged to have taken place in Calgary between
1994 and 1997. The
women, who still work for the RCMP, began coming forward with their allegations
in 1999. They say
the RCMP failed to investigate their complaints properly because top officials
were worried about undermining the force's reputation.
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