{"id":390345,"date":"2026-10-22T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/one-of-their-own-women-targeted-by-serving-police-officers-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:00:29","slug":"one-of-their-own-women-targeted-by-serving-police-officers-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/one-of-their-own-women-targeted-by-serving-police-officers-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;One of their own&#8217;: Women targeted by serving police officers | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8UjW3cmUI6U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"&apos;One of their own&apos;: Women targeted by serving police officers | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8UjW3cmUI6U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Two women who were preyed upon by serving police officers they trusted have described their ordeals and why they have decided to speak out.<\/p>\n<p>Both women have waived their right to anonymity to tell their harrowing stories as part of a BBC North West investigation which uncovered more than 1,200 domestic abuse allegations in three years against police officers and special constables across England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Professional standards investigations were opened into allegations including rape, sexual assault, grievous bodily harm, stalking and serious violence.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the cases were discontinued, subjected to no further action or dropped because of a lack of evidence or victims withdrawing their complaints.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two women who were preyed upon by serving police officers they trusted have described their ordeals and why they have decided to speak out. 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