The judge did not hear from any of the woman’s alleged attackers and was adamant he would not rule on whether she was raped or not, despite three men admitting they had sex with her. Despite the trauma, she remains adamant that she will take her battle for justice to the highest courts. When there is consequence to the adult or no acknowledgement of the abuse either from the child’s viewpoint or that of the perpetrator, that child grows up with a loss of faith in the systems that are supposed to be their buffer and protection from harm - the family, the justice system and the church (...)