It took 10 officers to get this threatening group under control and away 
from where they could pose a deadly risk to the public.

"A police force has apologised after a disabled child and his parents 
claimed they were detained at a Channel crossing point under the Terrorism 
Act.

Julie Maynard, of Ware, Hertfordshire, was taking a day trip to Calais 
through the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone, Kent.

The detective constable accused Ms Maynard and her husband Leslie Coombs of 
trafficking her son Joshua, 12.

Kent Police apologised and described the incident as inappropriate, 
unprofessional and lacking in tact.

The family was stopped by plain clothes officer from the Channel Tunnel 
Policing Unit on 20 February.

Ms Maynard, a legal advocate, said the officer, who failed to identify who 
she was, asked for the family's passports then asked "who's the boy?"

"My son is mixed race and the officer then told us, 'I believe you are child 
trafficking'."

When Ms Maynard asked the woman officer if she would be asked the same 
question if her son was white, she said the officer replied: "Are you 
accusing me of being a racist?"

She claimed the family were then told they were being detained under the 
Terrorism Act and said they were surrounded by "at least 10 police officers" 
who ordered them to get out of their car."

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