Supporters of far-right activist Tommy Robinson have attacked a Bucks rape support charity after a Facebook page appearing to belong to him posted one of their leaflets on social media. 

A Facebook page reportedly belonging to the activist posted a picture of a leaflet produced by Rape Crisis Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks, urging black, Asian and minority ethnic women who have experienced sexual violence to come forward if they needed support. 

The leaflet also includes a contact mobile number where callers can speak to someone in Punjabi, Hindi or English. 

Alongside the photo of the leaflet, the post was captioned: "I guess it's ok to rape white women then??!?!?!"

Rape Crisis said since the post was shared on Facebook yesterday, the centre has received a "significant volume of abusive phone calls, messages and emails, many of which are of an overtly racist nature". 

Some of Robinson's one million Facebook followers jumped on the post, calling the leaflet "horrendous", "discriminative" and "out of order". 

One commenter said: "That sums up what our country has become and what we need to stop."

Another added: "Think we ALL need to phone the numbers advertised & put in a racist complaint !!!"

Rape Crisis has informed the police of the torrent of abuse they have received and slammed the post for "disrupting much-needed service provision for victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse of all ethnicities and backgrounds". 

In a statement, the charity said: "Rape Crisis (Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks) recognises that some groups of women who have survived sexual violence and abuse can face additional barriers to accessing services, including related to language and to the fear and/or past or current experience of racism and racial discrimination.

"As part of its commitment to accessibility and inclusion, it therefore offers a specialist service for black, Asian and minority ethnic women aimed at overcoming some of these barriers.

"An image of a leaflet advertising this specialist BAME service was recently posted on social media with a misleading caption.

"Since then, Rape Crisis (Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks) has received a significant volume of abusive phone calls, messages and emails, many of which are of an overtly racist nature, and the police have been informed.

"These activities have disrupted much-needed service provision for victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse of all ethnicities and backgrounds.

"Rape Crisis England & Wales supports Rape Crisis (Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks) and all its member Rape Crisis Centres in the provision of fully inclusive, accessible services, including specialist work with specific groups of under-served, minoritised or marginalised victims and survivors."

Some Facebook commenters were also quick to defend the charity, with one person saying: "Good grief, It's an additional phone line. Tommy doesn't seem to understand, or want to understand, that there is a cultural stigma that brings shame on both the victims and their families so they are less likely to report it.

"The helpline is English, Hindi and Punjabi and operated by a worker who understands those particularly difficulties."

Another said: "It’s a specialist line with experienced and trained translators. Hardly rocket science."