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Victim of alleged gang rape says senior Queensland police sought her silence over detective’s failures
The alleged victim of a gang rape has spoken out after Queensland police asked her to remain silent about a litany of failures by an investigating officer.
Key points:
- A misconduct probe’s findings against Detective Chris Fenelon were sent to Eve’s lawyers
- Senior members of the QPS asked Eve not to go public with the findings
- Eve says she will not stay silent because she wants police standards to improve
The woman, who waited a quarter of a century for charges to be laid and pressed for an investigation into mishandling of her complaint, was asked not to reveal details of misconduct findings against a detective who botched the original investigation.
A legal expert said the apparent police pressure not to go public was “very troubling” and…
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