A childhood deferred: Endless delays and faulty equipment impede justice for young rape victims

A case against a police officer accused of sexually assaulting a child before the Protea Magistrate's Court has been delayed 60 times since 2018. Pictured is a victim support room in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town.

Firstly, at the hands of an abuser, and then by the justice system, where they are forced to relive their trauma again and again. profiles three children who are currently in the court system as complainants against men who are accused of raping and molesting them.

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