Raped and now my case has been NFA'ed

Just to add there is also the Victim's Commissioner

But as you will see from this report from 2 years ago, unfortunately what happened to you is not uncommon.
https://victimscommissioner.org.uk/news/the-distressing-truth-is-that-if-you-are-raped-in-britain-today-your-chances-of-seeing-justice-are-slim/

So sorry OP to hear what happened to you.

Unfortunately women who have been sexually assaulted or raped are trapped in a circle of a legal system that has still not thrown of patriarchal attitudes.

Too often the police wont refer cased to the CPS, as the CPS only likes to take on cases it thinks has a very high chance of winning (it make their stats look good) and the CPS are reluctant to put cases to trial because all too often juries dont believe women, or even if the do "dont want to damage a man's reputation, future".

And it is of course of no comfort to you or all the other women let down not just by the system, but I am afraid social attitudes that still assume somehow the woman is at fault.

In response to you saying you dont want what happened to you happen to others I was wondering about these.

Have you tried contacting groups like Justice for Women? https://www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/home They may not be able to take up your case, but they may have advice or at the least have more information from your case about what is happening in the "justice" system.

You may get advice from Rights of Women https://www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-advice/call-our-advice-lines/

Or write to Jess Phillips who is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls https://www.gov.uk/government/people/jess-phillips

Or even your own MP?

I'm sorry that underfunding means you didn't or haven't yet had support from an ISVA.

This seems to be part of the failure of Governments to act on all their bold statements about wanting to end violence against women.

All this does make me wonder whether all the women who have been let down by the police and the CPS like you shouldn't come together as a group. And work together to make more people aware what is going on.

Maybe someone like Julie Bindel would write an article about what has happened to you? I am sure if you wanted she would make it annonymous.

I'm sure you probably know most of this, but also wanted to say I hope you can get some justice.

IMO - definitely make a complaint to the police!

That's horrible. I hope you've friends and other organisations who can help you. When I was SA'd at 14 even then I and my parents had to fight to get the boy responsible arrested, so I know how the system doesn't work.

For the CPS to accept a trial of this sort, there needs to be a 90% certainty of a conviction.
So yes, any sexts or anything like that will mitigate that certainty. It's a high bar.
It's shit.
You don't have the legal system on your side.

My comment was deleted for saying I know of far worse cases that have been dismissed.

You need to get realistic and find the support you need because the law won't be that support.

Appeal it. Get an advocate to help you. Whichever way the legal and criminal processes go, its hard and its awful and it's devastating. If you feel like appealing it is the best way forward for you then do that.
But ISVAs really are worth their weight in gold with stuff like this.

This is despicable. Fight this. I'm not sure how, a formal complaint to the police? You have evidence of injuries you say, surely that accounts for something? I honestly despair at how terribly our system treats women.

Just because the texts say you wanted to have sex, does not mean you consented to him forcibly pushing your head down to the point you couldn't breathe, leaving you fearing for your life and traumatised. These men are toxic.

...OK but I was saying that I had misread?
I understand how the Police work, I just misread the OP, hence my post.

Still need to be realistic though.

The courts are not your friend!

OP you need to find your way through your trauma that is outside of the legal system and I say this with genuine experience, despite people this thread getting my comment deleted 🙄

OP , I'm sorry to hear this. As per PP, I would imagine this hasnt got to CPS decision in the first instance. You are doing the absolute right thing,asking for a review of the case . No means no,at whatever stage YOU withdraw consent. Be confident and stand up for yourself really wish you well OP x

What was misread. The poster said it didn’t go to the CPS. These cases are reviewed by the DI who decides whether it will go to the CPS.

Misread!

Let’s not play rape bingo. You can’t say what you’ve experienced is a lot worse.

The problem seems to be that juries are taking the sides of defendants at the moment

It didn't reach a jury.

The evidence is the evidence. If it’s not there, challenging the decision will make no difference whatsoever. I’m not saying for a minute that this is a good or just thing, but without clear, uncompromised evidence there is no chance of a conviction. The space for reasonable doubt is too big.

Cps didn’t review the evidence. It didn’t get that far. It will have been reviewed at detective inspector level who decided it didn’t meet the evidential threshold to go to cps.

Disagree. This is the only way things change and OP seems determined.