Rape survivor slams parole board after ex-boyfriend's hearing set for Valentines Day

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Rape survivor Ellie Wilson has slammed the Parole Board in Scotland after they set her attacker ex-boyfriend's hearing for Valentine’s Day.The 27-year-old justice campaigner, who was in a relationship with Daniel McFarlane when he raped her, appealed for compassion from the Board to change the hearing to a less significant day, describing it as "highly distressing."However, the Board showed no flexibility, and an oral hearing is currently scheduled to go ahead on February 14.This follows a hearing held on December 18 to decide whether McFarlane should be released from prison early, which was postponed.

The Board could not reach an agreement at the time and requested an oral hearing at a later date.Ellie, who has waived her right to anonymity, told the Record: "Every time I think the justice system can’t get worse, but it does. "I just couldn't believe what I was seeing when I was informed.

Not only will this hearing will take place on Valentine's Day, but it is also around the time I was raped in February. It's just laughable. "I tried to explain this to the board, but their response was very cold and they said they were unable to reschedule. "You would that what I said would hold some sort of weight but the board's diary availability seems more important."It's already a triggering time of year and now I have to spend it observing my rapist's parole hearing.

The trauma of the justice system just never ends. "I’m truly sickened by this experience. There are no words. I don’t know what to do. "The way victims are treated by this system is inhumane.