Blunder police name sex victims

A BLUNDERING police force published the personal details of hundreds of sex assault victims on its official website.

Names, addresses, dates of birth, offence details and information about suspects were left on view by Suffolk Police.

As an urgent probe was launched by the Information Commissioner’s Office, the charity Suffolk Rape Crisis said the error ‘could put women at threat of further violence’ and added: ‘Survivors need to feel that Suffolk Constabulary are safe and trustworthy.’ One local victim complained: ‘It feels like being abused all over again.’

Suffolk Police said the details should not have been uploaded but ‘the matter was quickly resolved and the information can no longer be accessed’.