'I got £3,500 after police played with my lingerie and laughed at my sex toys'

A mum has received a £3,500 payout after bodycams caught police officers handling her lingerie and laughing at her sex toys during a raid on her house.

Nichola Corr, 51, from north Essex, says Suffolk Police conducted a search of her home as part of a drugs investigation allegedly involving a family member. During the raid, Nichola says officers were like “children in a playground”, throwing a G-string back and laughing at her £1,000 worth of erotic gadgets.

She complained and Suffolk Police paid Nichola £3,500 in compensation after its professional standards department found the officers' behaviour to have been "unacceptable and unprofessional".

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The department's investigation found formal disciplinary action was not required. Nichola says her marriage has fallen apart since, and blames trauma from the incident for the split.

The raid happened in October 2023. Nicola was not arrested and the police investigation led to no charges or prosecutions.

Nichola, who was shown bodycam footage when she complained, said: “One of the male officers was at the bottom of the bed. He picked up a pair of knickers and he threw them to the other male officer, and he looked down and said: ‘Did you just throw them at me?’

“The male officer that threw the underwear was looking through my whole toy box, laughing, joking, going: ‘Oh, look at this. Jesus Christ, look at this!’ They were taking the absolute p***!

“It was like they were children in a playground the way they were acting. It was disgusting. I have a psychologist and she said that I needed counselling because I've never used my toy box since.”

Suffolk Police denied officers ever touched the sex toys, with a spokesperson saying: “A box containing sex toys was found, which was subject to comment and laughter from the officers, but at no point do they touch or play with the items. The underwear appeared to be moved in jest, without any thought given for the upset this could cause to the owner."

Ms Corr said that while she didn't see the incident during the raid, she found out about the full extent of the officers’ actions after requesting bodycam footage.

“During the raid, we could hear laughing and joking upstairs,” she said. "I took it that they had found the box of sex toys. When I went up to check the house after they had left, there was a pair of my underwear from a sexy set - just a G string - laid out on my pillow.

“I know there's no way if you throw a G-string, it's going to land perfectly on a pillow. It's like a sick person robbing you and giving a mark to say they were there. So I made a complaint.

“I don’t trust the police anymore. I always used to say if you ever need the police, they’ll be there for you. But no, not in this day and age. They're using their power over people.”

Suffolk Police said the allegations were investigated by the joint Norfolk & Suffolk Professional Standards Department. A force spokesperson said: “They determined the officers’ behaviour was deemed to be unacceptable and unprofessional, but was considered to be more due to immaturity than spite."

“It was noted that all the officers involved were very young in terms of service and still undergoing training. One of the officers left the organisation prior to the complaint being received. The two officers who remained in service were required to undertake ‘Reflective Practice’.

"This involves officers having a professional discussion with their manager, viewing the video footage and being asked to comment on how they perceive it.

"They are encouraged to confront what they did and think about the impact of their behaviour on the complainant and on the public perception of the police service.

“As a part of this process the two officers that remain in service offered an apology to the complainant and the Detective Inspector who investigated the allegations also offered an apology for their behaviour, both verbally and in writing. This was acknowledged by the complainant in an email."