NSW police told woman to remove tampon in illegal strip-search, court hears

Police admit strip-search of Raya Meredith in July 2018 was illegal in a class action being heard in NSW supreme court on behalf of 3,000 alleged victims

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Police officers illegally strip-searched a woman at a Byron Bay music festival, the New South Wales supreme court has heard, subjecting her to a “degrading and humiliating” inspection that included being told to remove her tampon while undressed in front of a police officer.

NSW police admitted in court documents that its July 2018 strip-search of Raya Meredith – which discovered nothing illegal – was unlawful and unjustified, and ignored laws protecting her rights.

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