The BBC’s new Panorama exploring Britain’s rape crisis is an absolute must-watch tonight

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This harrowing Panorama episode airs tonight on BBC One and is an important look into rape conviction rates:

They include Sam*, who says she was raped by a stranger after a night out, and two sisters who say they were repeatedly raped by their father as children and whose case has already been turned down by the Crown Prosecution Service .Rape survivors are suffering and being “systematically” failed at the hands of the justice system, says a damning new investigation

While Chyann’s father was convicted in January this year – and was given a 40-year prison sentence – with 14 counts of child rape against her and her sister Alex, the documentary uncovers the trials, tribulations and CPS appeals that eventually saw the sisters get justice. It’s a situation that now leaves Alex with a lot of guilt and has left the sisters with a fraught relationship.underlines the fact that despite an increase in rape cases, there’s a decrease in conviction rates. Dame Vera Baird, the victims’ commissioner for England and Wales, explains the process from being reported to going before the CPS, which should then – but oftentimes does not – go to trial.

Fiona reported that she was raped by someone she knew and her case is explored in Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Britain’s Rape Crisis.

 

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