“But I definitely felt like a weight had been lifted and in my gut I knew I'd done the right thing by reporting it.”The sexual violation happened in Manawatū in the early hours of a December 2017 day. Sarah and the man, who she previously had consensual sexual activity with, met with the intention of having more. The man forced Sarah into a sexual act she had said she didn't want to do. At a jury trial earlier this year, the man, Raymond Burgess, was found guilty on one charge of sexual violation. But she is steadfast that she did the right thing in going to the police.

Source: Stuff April 26, 2021 00:56 UTC