Gay sex assaults ‘not reported’
BBC News
Police in Lancashire say many sexual assaults in the gay, lesbian and transgender community are not reported.
Officers who usually deal with rape cases have been working with members of Blackpool’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transexual (LGBT) forum.
The officers from Operation Aquamarine believe that some victims are not reporting sexual assaults. Only two have been reported in more than a year.
Posters and business cards have been put in pubs, clubs and support groups.
Officers have also visited a number of forums and venues to raise awareness of the campaign.
‘Dignity and respect’
Det Insp Sue Cawley, of Lancashire Police, said: “Confidence in reporting sexual offences in the LGBT community seems to be low and we want to make sure that all members of the community feel comfortable reporting this type of horrific crime.
“We have a team of specially trained officers to support victims of rape and we want to make sure that members of the LGBT community have the information that they need to report such crime.
“I want to reassure people that if they do come forward to report a sexual assault, we will treat them with dignity and respect.”
Since Operation Aquamarine began in September 2008, there have been just two reported sexual assaults from the LGBT community in Blackpool and the Fylde.
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