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Young woman's strip search at festival akin to 'sexual assault', court told (www.abc.net.au)
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In short:

A class action against police stripsearching people at music festivals is underway in NSW.

The young woman leading the class action had her experience described by a lawyer as "akin to a sexual assault".

The lawyer also claimed that the state failed to adequately train officers on the strict rules surrounding strip searches.

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[-] Kayel@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago

"We're going to stop children from doing drugs by sexually assaulting them" - NSW

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