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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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