Women from Maniwaki, Sept-Îles and Schefferville came forward after CBC broke story in October 2015
May 16, 2016
As an investigation into alleged physical and sexual abuse of Aboriginal women at the hands of police in Val d’Or expands, more Aboriginal women have come forward with similar allegations of abuse involving Sûreté du Québec officers in communities across the province.
The allegations come in the wake of an investigative report from Radio-Canada’s Enquête that first aired in October 2015. The show reported allegations that Quebec provincial police officers have physically and sexually abused Aboriginal women in Val-d’Or for decades.
Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/quebec-investigation-alleged-abuse-aboriginal-women-1.3577527