'I have lived through hell for years' A victim of child sexual abuse says the delay in her case being processed has harmed her mental health. Read more on this story here:
The Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland ProtocolMrs Long - who is leader of the cross-community Alliance Party - said she could not fully reform the criminal justice system without being able to pass legislation.
"When they let me in, the next person I saw was another man, and because I was abused by a male, it unsettled me.""I had done a pre-trial visit to Belfast Crown Court, where there was a different entrance for me so I didn't run the risk of walking into my abuser. She also would like the law to be changed so defendants who plead guilty at a late stage are not given credit towards a more lenient sentence, and so that people can have have information about whether a sex offender lives near them.
"Many of the societal changes which Sir John recommended can't be driven by my department alone, such as issues around relationships education, and culture in organisations.
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