"A police sergeant at the Charing Cross police station in London has been caught making misogynistic comments about a woman who was arrested while wearing a fancy dress costume. The footage was captured undercover as part of a BBC Panorama documentary, which revealed a culture of racism and misogyny within the Met Police. In the clip, a woman in a police dress-up costume is arrested for being drunk and disorderly."
"The footage was captured undercover as part of a BBC Panorama documentary, which revealed a culture of racism and misogyny within the Met Police. I've paid money to go to clubs and see women dress like this, Sergeant Joe McIlvenny, who has nearly 20 years of experience in the Met, is heard saying, before getting up from his seat to oversee the search of the woman. Head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has apologised for the officers' behaviour."
Footage captured undercover as part of a BBC Panorama documentary revealed misogynistic comments by a police sergeant at Charing Cross police station in London. A woman wearing a police fancy-dress costume was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and subjected to a search overseen by Sergeant Joe McIlvenny. McIlvenny, who has nearly 20 years of experience in the Met, was recorded saying he had "paid money to go to clubs and see women dress like this" before overseeing the search. The incident was linked to a broader culture of racism and misogyny within the Met Police. Sir Mark Rowley apologised for the officers' behaviour.
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