Court delays re-traumatise rape and sexual abuse survivors

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Court delays re-traumatise rape and sexual abuse survivors

The charity Rape Crisis has today published a new report on the re-traumatisation of rape and sexual abuse survivors in the Crown Court's backlog of cases.

Date - 27th March 2023
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

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Entitled “Breaking Point”, the report demonstrates how the victims and survivors of some of the worst crimes imaginable are being made to wait years for their cases to reach court, having court dates postponed – often multiple...

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