Upon hearing about the disgusting cyberbullying of a young rape victim I became very upset. I hope these perpetrators get charged for their insensitive and heartless behaviour.
Not only has this poor girl had to deal with the worst form of torture, but she has had to endure this awful campaign as well:
After being attacked and going to the police, she was then branded ‘a lying little skank’ and worse on internet sites.
She was told her home would be burnt down unless she withdrew her evidence. The sustained threats of violence meant that she had to be accompanied everywhere by her mother, even going to and from school.
Her rapist was jailed this week, so at least some justice has been served, which might bring a little comfort.
Yet isn’t it appalling that her physical ordeal was followed by a form of mental terrorism lasting months, with the police all but powerless to stop it, even though what happened amounted to nothing less than intimidation of both witnesses and victim before a court case?
The schoolgirl’s torment began in January 2011, when she was raped in an alleyway near Clitheroe Football Club. She was found by a dog walker naked from the waist down and covered in mud.
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