Women detained at G-20 summit protests allege police made sexual threats in detention center

Detained G-20 protesters allege police misconduct

TORONTO — Some women arrested during G-20 summit protests in Toronto have alleged police made sexual threats against them while they were held in a makeshift detention center.

The allegations were made in two video testimonials played at a media conference Thursday organized by the Toronto Community Mobilization Network in Toronto.

One of the women, Amy Miller, said police told her she was going to be raped when she was detained for about 13 hours in a cell during the June 26-27 summit.

Toronto police spokeswoman Meaghan Gray says the police service is not responding to individual allegations. She says an officer could face lose pay, be dismissed or face criminal charges if found guilty of a serious complaint.

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