Rape victims waiting up to five years before their cases come to trial, alarming figures reveal

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RAPE victims are waiting up to five years before their cases come to trial.

On average, it takes more than a year — 393 days — from a suspect being charged to a case reaching court.

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Director of Public Prosecutions has Stephen Parkinson outlined measures to help victims.Credit: PA

And that is after it typically takes 317 days for a decision to bring charges to be made following a complaint of rape or ­serious sexual violence.

But Charlotte Caulton-Scott, who heads a CPS rape and sex crimes…

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