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NousToutes Report Alleges Police Sexual Violence in France, With 42% of Cases During Help‑Seeking

The collective says 207 testimonies gathered from June to October will inform a feminist public‑policy plan focused on police violence.

Overview

  • The questionnaire, conducted with Disclose from June 24 to October 8, collected 207 accounts from victims, witnesses and relatives regarding alleged abuses by officers.
  • Sixty percent of responses described sexual violence, including 11% reporting rape and 25% reporting sexual harassment, with additional claims of coercion and misuse of authority.
  • Forty‑two percent of incidents reportedly occurred when people sought help from police or gendarmerie, including 35% during the filing of complaints related to violence.
  • Alleged perpetrators were overwhelmingly men, with 48.9% identified as national police officers, 18% as gendarmes and 15% as municipal police.
  • Testimonies disproportionately involved women and marginalized people, and NousToutes stresses the study is not statistically representative and likely undercounts cases.