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Sarah D. received salacious messages from the police.
Sven ZieglerEditor News
Sarah D.* (19) actually needed the help of an officer from the Zurich city police. The young Austrian stayed in Zurich during her vacation. “At the beginning of the week there was an incident with a man,” says D. to Blick. She does not want to read the exact details of this in the media, “but I had to alert the police”.
Several officials clarify the situation on site. Sarah D.’s personal details are also recorded. “I was tired and wanted to go back to Austria after the incident, back home,” she says. She packed her bags and got on the train.
While driving, Sarah D. receives an e-mail from one of the police officers involved, written from her professional account. This is shown by screenshots that Sarah D. published on social media. First, he asks if she’s okay after the incident. “If you want to know my personal impression and good advice, I’ll be happy to write it to you,” said the police officer.
Suggestive emails in reply
“At that point, my impression was still positive,” says Sarah D. “I thought the police officer was interested in the situation and only had good intentions.” That’s why she wrote him back.
Sarah D. replies that she is happy to accept personal advice – and receives an incredible message back. “Sarah, you’re 19. Slow down a little,” it says. And then: «Do you know what young men see when they look at you? A bombshell! The man’s dream!» He knows that she wants that too, writes the police officer, and: “You don’t look like 19, and you do it consciously!” She also presented herself “certainly extremely hot” on the Internet, the official continued.
Because of the incident in Zurich, she didn’t realize what the message actually said at first, says Sarah D. “I was tired.” D. replies to the policeman and writes to him, among other things, that although she has lost interest in Switzerland, she still wants to travel to Zurich again. The officer then asks her if she will travel to Zurich again. “I’m free,” said the police officer. So you can “let the sow out” and get “no lecture”.
City police call
The young woman sends the screenshots to a friend, she says. “She was completely shocked. It was only then that I realized what exactly was in this news.” Two days after the incident, she still can’t believe it. “I’ve never needed help from the police before. It’s the first time – and then something like that.”
Sarah D. decides to publish the mail traffic on social media. The videos are viewed thousands of times. The city police also reacted immediately and reported to Sarah D. Internal investigations had been initiated. “We distance ourselves from such behavior. That doesn’t meet the standard that we expect from our employees,” the e-mail said.
“I was relieved that they reported it,” says Sarah D. “The police also told me that the incident would have consequences.”
When asked by Blick, city police spokeswoman Judith Hödl confirmed that they reacted immediately after the incident. She reaffirms that the police distance themselves “in all forms” from the behavior of the officer. “Talks have already taken place and we are examining personnel law measures in relation to the employee,” says Hödl.
Police officers should be aware that they have an external impact in their function, the spokeswoman continues. This is also the case when police officers send emails or publish other content. “This training starts with the apprenticeship and then continues in various advanced training courses.”
Sarah D. still has a bad feeling. “I love Switzerland and would actually like to emigrate to Switzerland and live there. After this incident, I’m now questioning that. At the moment I’ve lost interest in Switzerland.”
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