Two more women file suits alleging sexual assault by Newfoundland police officer

Two more women have filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually assaulted by an on-duty member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary who offered them rides home from a night of drinking.Lawyer Lynn Moore filed the statements of claim with the province’s Supreme Court in late March on behalf of the two women, bringing the total number of civil cases dealing with alleged sexual misconduct by RNC members to four. Ten women, including one member of the force, are behind the lawsuits, and their names are protected by a publication ban.“They want sexual violence to be reduced,” Moore said in an interview. “They also want an acknowledgment that they were hurt, and that it was wrong. These are the things that most survivors want, they want to be told, ‘It’s not your fault, this was wrong, and we’re sorry.’”