Anger over Merseyside Police Twitter rape joke

One Twitter user said: 'This is exactly what women don't need from their police force'

Mounted Merseyside Police officers patrol outside Goodison Park Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Merseyside Police have come under fire online after a rape joke was posted on their official Twitter account.
On Sunday afternoon, following Sunderland FC's 6-2 loss to Everton, one Twitter user sent a tweet to Merseyside Police which said: "Hello. I'd like to report an incident of rape that occurred at Goodison Park, Liverpool, on November 1st at 3:00."

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The official Merseyside Police account responded 20 minutes later, saying: "Just confirm there was no actual rape for me? Sunderland certainly got caught with their pants down though."