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'Completely unacceptable': Victims of sexual offences wait for years for court cases

The backlog has risen to almost 850 cases as survivors wait more than five years for trials, support groups said.

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Jocelyn Anderson, chief executive of West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre, said that the justice system "is failing victims".

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'Completely unacceptable': Victims of sexual offences wait for years for court cases

Jocelyn Anderson, chief executive of West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre, said that the justice system "is failing victims".

The murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna in Fleurance, by a suspect already targeted by multiple complaints and reports, revives the debate on judicial responses to child crime. This drama echoes the warnings of CIIVISE, which denounces the insufficient protection of child victims and the persistent dysfunctions of the current system.

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nicematin.com broke the news on Friday, August 7, 2026.
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