New provincial commander says he is concerned by allegations of rape and sexual assault by officers in Alotau Town
Two policemen have been charged with rape allegedly committed inside a police station in Alotau Town, in Papua New Guinea’s south-east, but the city’s most senior officer said he fears others sexual assaults may have been committed by police, with victims too afraid to report attacks.
“I can honestly say that this practice may have been going on for a while,” Milne Bay provincial police commander Peter Barkie told The Guardian. “I’ve heard about it but since taking office I can only confirm two [alleged] cases, who were charged during my time.”
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