rape victim in court stopped her reporting her own sex attacker to police. Amanda, 25, who has asked for her surname to be withheld, was one of 15 jury members who served on a rape trial earlier this year.
The trial, which was heard in the north of Scotland, involved a man charged with two rapes and an assault against his former partner.
The jury returned a verdict of not proven. However, Amanda said the “horrific” treatment she saw the victim subjected to as she gave evidence has prevented her from contacting police.
Six weeks after the trial, Amanda was raped. She has admitted that she is prepared to let her attacker go free because she fears going through the same ordeal in the witness box.
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