The Justice Department alleged Worcester police engaged in a “pattern or practice” of sexual misconduct involving women suspected of prostitution.

Multiple women told DOJ investigators that Worcester police officers engaged in unwanted sexual contact with them during undercover operations, took advantage of them sexually in vulnerable situations, and threatened arrest if they did not perform sex acts, according to the report.

A Worcester pastor shares his troubling encounter with police, echoing a DOJ report on civil rights violations, and calls for community oversight.