"An Ontario woman who regularly shared her experiences as a sexual assault survivor at police training courses says she's ending her relationship with the Ontario Police College and is raising concerns about what she and several experts say are harmful biases among some officers and a lack of accountability from the college. It comes after she received anonymous comments from two officers last year that she says left her feeling "mortified" and "humiliated.""
"Experts say the comments, which include calling her damaged, accusing her of being too critical of police and presuming a mental illness diagnosis, are not only hurtful but also show a concerning bias that could affect the integrity of sexual assault investigations. The woman wants to know if those officers are working as sexual assault investigators, but more than four months after taking her concerns to the college, she still has no answers."
An Ontario sexual assault survivor who volunteered at Ontario Police College training ended her relationship with the college after receiving anonymous comments from two officers that left her mortified and humiliated. The comments included calling her damaged, accusing her of being too critical of police and presuming a mental illness diagnosis. Experts say such comments show harmful bias that could affect the integrity of sexual assault investigations. More than four months after raising concerns with the college she has not received answers about whether the officers work as sexual assault investigators. The Ministry of the Solicitor General said the college is following up directly but did not answer questions about the officers or complaint handling.
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