Court backlogs for rape and sexual offences have hit a record high, with the most desperate victims driven to suicide by devastating waits for justice.The logjam of cases in the crown courts surged to 7,859 sexual offence cases and 1,851 adult rape cases by September 2022, according to the latest Ministry of Justice data.
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