Cop Melissa Scannell's Boobs Prompt Investigation

A photograph of a young Australian policewoman's breasts, sent to her boyfriend as a "get well message" from her mobile phone, has sparked an investigation after it apparently made the rounds on internal police e-mail.

A police spokesperson says the Victoria state police constable Melissa Scannell was in her police uniform with her name badge visible, her shirt undone and her breasts exposed in the photograph.

The image circulated widely through the force's internal e-mail, before landing in the inboxes of top-ranking officers and ethical standards department detectives.

"She has sent an image to her boyfriend and obviously he has done the wrong thing and forwarded it on", the spokeswoman said.

"The ethical standards department has been notified. They are aware of the incident, which involved the circulation of a photograph, and they are examining it to see if an offence has been committed".

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