Rape victims say their complaints still aren't being taken seriouslyROBERT KITCHIN/FAIRFAX NZ Rape complainants speak of the re-victimisation and bungling investigations into their rape complaintsIt was a particularly nasty rape. Email tony.wall@fairfaxmedia.co.nzPolice Commissioner Mike Bush declared: "Victims of sexual assault who turn to police today can expect to deal with staff who uphold our values of empathy, professionalism, and respect." Police Commissioner Mike Bush: Sexual assault victims are treated with "empathy and respect". Police had taken "all reasonable steps to address it as an employment issue", he told Dana, but he couldn't give her details of disciplinary action. "By the end of it all, I completely felt investigated myself for making a rape complaint... investigated like a criminal really."

Source: Stuff April 22, 2017 17:01 UTC