#stripsearched

Girls as Young as 12 Were Strip-Searched in Australia

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SYDNEY, Australia — Girls as young as 12 have been strip-searched by the police in Australia’s most populous state in recent years, according to data released on Wednesday, a revelation that spurred new criticism of a tactic frequently used to hunt for drugs at places like music festivals.

The police minister for the state of New South Wales, David Elliott, acknowledged that officers…