‘Our legal system gave my rapist a free rape,’ survivor tells lawyers

conference that while she continued to function through her childhood, she collapsed when having to deal with the criminal justice system.

had accepted the case for trial, she became “an unwell woman. I was an angry wife, an unstable mother, and a struggling survivor.” “Delays leave survivors in pain for years at a time instead of both the gardaí and yourselves having a level of accountability for doing your part in a reasonable timeframe. You are the experts, you know what needs to be done.”

“To me it felt like a message that either my or the other girl’s rape didn’t really matter. Our legal system says he gets a free one. I never did find out which one of us was the free rape.” “Please choose wisely before you humiliate a survivor unnecessarily. Choose wisely before asking them to read aloud the slogan on their underwear that you know in your heart and your senses is irrelevant to whether a rape happened or not.

She shows such bravery, it’s inspiring. These matters are complicated when the rights of both victim and accused has to be balanced, anything less puts every single persons rights at peril. Very difficult position.

Consecutive sentencing would be a start.

I'll just leave this here 🤔

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