Thousands of people strip searched at music festivals may be owed compensation from NSW Police.
Joey Orrock was a young woman figuring out how to be comfortable in her body when she was ushered into a makeshift tent at a music festival and ordered by police to strip naked.
“I was young and not that comfortable being naked, let alone in front of a complete stranger,” Orrock said. She alleges she was forced to bend over while naked, including in front of a male officer, who entered the search area while she was bent over. No drugs were found on her. Thousands of people strip searched at music festivals could be entitled to compensation from NSW Police.“I’ve taken instructions from so many young people, both male and female, who have been strip-searched. Most of them are in tears when they’re describing what has happened to them and I’m appalled this practice is still being undertaken by NSW Police on children, young people and adults,” Lee said.
The reduced number of strip-searches conducted since then has coincided with the cancellation of several major music festivals and months of COVID-19 restrictions in NSW.Law Enforcement Conduct Commission inquiry into NSW Police’s strip-search practices
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