Damning report shows victims can wait up to four years for trials, and half of investigators are not fully qualified
Specialist investigators who are supposed to hunt down rapists are being diverted to police football matches and festivals, with victims waiting up to four years for their alleged attackers to come to trial, a report from the official police inspectorate has found.
In some cases big delays mean victims are dropping out of supporting prosecutions, risking attackers getting away with it.