00:00Any victim or survivor who comes forward who's prepared to tell their story to the police
00:04and then tell it again in court, that takes immense bravery and resilience and you really
00:09have to admire the women involved in bringing this gruesome predator to justice. I'm also
00:14proud of our officers and the great work they've done supporting it. I do think that some of
00:19the questions that have been raised, including by the National Victims Commissioner, about
00:23the behaviour of the defence is worth considering. We have to look out for the danger of having
00:29rape myths and that seems to be what the defence were doing there. The evidence is really clear,
00:36there is not one way a victim of a rape will react. Some people will freeze, some people will fight,
00:41some people will tell everyone straight away, some people will bottle it up for years. There isn't
00:45one way they react and it's wrong for it to be put in the jury's mind that a reaction in
00:52a particular
00:52way undermines the credibility of the victim and I am concerned about the way that was attempted in
00:57this case.
00:58We'll see you next time.
00:58We'll see you next time.
00:58We'll see you next time.
