Victoria Police has been rocked by a report that has lifted the veil on a culture of 'bullying, harassment and predatory sexual behaviour'.

Female officers have been raped, drugged and forced to fend off unwanted sexual advances from their colleagues while on duty.

Some were driven to secluded spots, under the guise of speed limit enforcement duty, where they were pressured to engage in sexual activities.

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The cases are in a Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission report that found women were more likely to experience sexual harassment inside Victoria Police than in the wider community.



“Some of the stories that you will hear in the report are shocking," Human Rights Commissioner Kate Jenkins said.

Of the 5,000 sworn female members surveyed by the commission, 40 per cent said they had experienced harassment.

"They saw young women like me as fresh blood. You felt like a piece of meat," one female officer was quoted saying in the report.

Women are not only subject to lewd jokes, but preyed on by their superiors.



"They are young and vulnerable. The young girls are eager to please... So it is like Christmas to a predator,” said one officer.

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"She got a lift home with a colleague... He pushed her into the house and raped her. Then he boasted about it in the mess room the next day,” read another horrifying statement.



Only 11 per cent of the victims said they had complained.

Assistant commissioner Luke Cornelius said fear of reprisal, concern about a lack of support and concern about repercussions in the workplace, prevented more women from complaining.

The findings prompted chief commissioner Graham Ashton to 'unreservedly' apologise and insist there is no room for that in Victoria Police.

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