COPS are at the centre of a “shocking” rape scandal after 162 sexual assaults were reported in police stations in just a year.
Both station staff and visitors fell victim to alleged attacks – including nine reported rapes, figures show.
Essex police saw the most sexual assaults with 36 inside stations, according to a Daily Express Freedom of Information Request.
Some 27 of the reported assaults were allegedly carried out by police officers.
In close second Kent police had 19 reports of sexual assault between January 2019 and December 2022.