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Delays in reporting alleged rapes are common — even years later. This isn't a barrier to justice

  • Written by Bri Lee, PhD student, University of Sydney
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On Friday, an anonymous letter was sent to the prime minister’s office alleging a current federal cabinet minister raped a woman in 1988.

This was followed two days later by an email alleging another “historical” sexual assault at the hands of a now-MP for Labor.

Both letters come in the wake of Brittany...

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