Stacey Dooley: Rape on Trial
The perception of how rape happens is changing, with 90 per cent of victims saying they know their attacker. Stacey Dooley meets four women who have reported being raped by someone they know - and follows their emotional journey as they fight to be believed in a system under immense strain.
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Stacey meets four young women who have reported being raped by someone they know, spending three years following the complainants in the lead up to trial.
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As Stacey continues to follow the emotional journey of the young women who have reported rape and are now trying to navigate the justice system, we learn the statistics are stark. Less than two per cent of reported sexual assaults result in conviction, although this increases to over 50 per cent for cases that proceed to trial.
