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Boris Johnson says failures in dealing with rape has 'triggered' people's feelings

Guardian, 03 Oct 2021
Boris Johnson has promised to 'put rapists behind bars' after Sarah Everard’s murder by a serving police officer which he said 'triggered feelings of huge numbers of people' about the handling of sexual crimes, domestic violence and rape.

Only 2% of reported rapes result in prosecution, and rape convictions are at an all-time low, while many instances of sexual harassment are not fully investigated – failings the Guardian has highlighted
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