A detective has told how she was left traumatised after Police Scotland shared the contents of her phone with a colleague she alleged raped her. Det Con Lianne Gilbert made domestic abuse allegations, including serious sexual assault, against another officer in 2020. But when a misconduct inquiry took place two years later, it emerged data - including intimate images and medical records - extracted from her phone was given to the accused officer, his lawyer and his Scottish Police Federation (SPF) representative. Police Scotland has now been fined £66,000 by a UK data watchdog after it found the force failed to protect the personal information of the victim of an alleged crime. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said police had "collected a substantial volume of highly sensitive information, much of which had no bearing on the investigation". Police Scotland said it had learned from the incident and apologised to those involved. Gilbert - who has waived her right to anonymity - told BBC Scotland News: "It's been absolutely horrific and very, very traumatic. "At the time it happened I had a five-month-old baby. It's really impacted my motherhood journey. At times I still fe
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A detective has told how she was left traumatised after Police Scotland shared the contents of her phone with a colleague she alleged raped her. Det Con Lianne Gilbert made domestic abuse allegations, including serious sexual assault,…
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A detective has told how she was left traumatised after Police Scotland shared the contents of her phone with a colleague she alleged raped her. Det Con Lianne Gilbert made domestic abuse allegations, including serious…
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A detective has told how she was left traumatised after Police Scotland shared the contents of her phone with a colleague she alleged raped her. Det Con Lianne Gilbert made domestic abuse allegations, including serious sexual assault,…
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