Attack victim speaks of feeling let down by justice system

A YOUNG woman who says she was raped at the age of 14 has spoken out against a justice system which she feels utterly let her down after her attacker walked free.

The woman, now 17, said she wishes she had never spoken out about what happened to her.

Last week her attacker was given a suspended sentence after the DPP dropped an initial charge of sexual assault and downgraded it to defilement of an underage girl.