18 June 2012, 10:29am
Man searched at airport on suspicion of paedophilia ‘because he had a camera and a boyfriend’
"The officer thought the man looked as though he was 'involved in paedophilia [sic]'
A gay man was stopped at Gatwick airport last year by a Border Force officer who suspected he was ‘involved in paedophilia’ because he had a camera and a boyfriend, a report into controls at the airport has revealed.
The incident was recorded during observations of staff behaviour as part of an inspection at Gatwick airport’s north terminal by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s office, and highlighted by journalist David Hencke.
The report said some officers had “poor understanding of appropriate selection indicators and risk profiles in determining which passengers to challenge and in some cases were making judgements based on stereotypes.”
At the incident in question, inspectors observed a Border Force officer stopping a gay man who was travelling with his partner and whom the officer thought “might be involved in paedophilia”."
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/06/18/man-searched-at-airport-on-suspicion-of-paedophilia-because-he-had-a-camera-and-a-boyfriend/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pinknews+%28Pink+News%29
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