Is anyone awake? I think I was just raped

[AskingForIt]

I'm in shock. I don't know what to do. My friends are sleeping

The police have said it was mishandled and that They can reopen the case. But the person I spoke to wanted to know why I wanted it reopened and said 'it's not a straight forward case' which makes me feel that they still don't think he did anything wrong. It really feels like they think I'm making something out of nothing. And I now feel stupid again....am I missing something?

They know some of their officers fucked up so they would rather you didnt reopen it as they will certainly be found to be at fault. Push on with it, you are truly doing weĺl.

Thank you. I wish it wasn't this hard. The whole situation is heartbreaking enough for me without the police not believing me

Glad the police are looking at it again, I was going to say you have a legal right to get these decisions reviewed now. Btw, re the earlier mention of a civil case, I don't think the pp meant a private prosecution as a later poster mentioned, I think they meant suing the guy for personal injury to get money. This might feel like the wrong way of looking at it but civil cases are easier to prove and if you can't get justice in the criminal courts, you might still get justice in the civil courts (OJ Simpson was found not guilty of murder but was found to be responsible in the civil court for their deaths). A ruling that he hurt you might help, even if he doesn't get a criminal record.

That's interesting. I really don't think I stand any chance of it going anywhere unfortunately even though I have just spoken to the police and I have been assured that I have their full support...just not sure I'm strong enough to put myself through talking about it then for it to go nowhere. The cps won't like the fact I kept in contact with him. Even though I can explain why...