The Children’s Commissioner published data from Scotland Yard showing the youngsters aged ten to 17 were strip-searched from 2018 to 2020.
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Met Police strip-searched 650 children aged ten to 17 in three years (www.dailymail.co.uk)

I know someone who was a police officer rookie for one year and she said that strip searching was something she was told to do while other officers watched her “cavity
search” a woman. I do not know how many times this happened but she was telling me about a time when this happened and they were there watching. doesn’t sound professional, sounds perverted and degrading. she quit after being harassed by other officers for a year. they lowered the standards years back for hiring. ACLU and all. and they can’t often enforce the law out of fear for being sued or are controlled by “higher ups” who are paid off. same story as always.
It’s rape. They could scan them.
Absolutely it’s rape. They abuse their status to fulfill taboo actions
I was strip searched along with 3 or 4 of my male teen (14 – 16) friends in the 70’s. We were all in the same room at the same time. It was done to humiliate and shame us.
I’m so sorry that happened to you and your friends.