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Six Years Too Little for Child Abuse | Leicester News
A Leicester woman, abused by her stepfather for six years starting at age eight, finally saw justice after a harrowing 15-year fight — but not without systemic failures. Police initially dropped her case in 2017 after ignoring digital evidence, allowing the abuser to walk free. He was arrested again in 2022 on indecent image charges, prompting the victim to unearth old messages that reopened the case. He later pleaded guilty to multiple child sex offenses and received a six-year sentence — a term she calls “insufficient,” comparing it to her own life sentence of trauma. She’s now suing the…
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