Police strip searched 16-year-old girl at Splendour music festival, inquiry hears
by Michael McGowan from World news | The Guardian on (#4SXNP)
In alleged breach of search powers, a girl was forced to appear naked before an officer without parents or carer present
A 16-year-old girl was left fearful and in tears after she was forced to strip naked in front of police at a music festival last year.
On Monday the New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission opened a four-day inquiry into the allegedly unlawful strip search of the girl at the 2018 Splendour in the Grass festival near Byron Bay.
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