The Letter from a Five-Year-Old Rape Victim That Shames Every Police Officer: Family's Agony As 12-Year-Old
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The letter from a five-year-old rape victim that Site Web Enter your search shames every police officer: Family's agony as 12-year-old rapist is let off with caution and told: 'Do it with someone your own age next time' Couple's five-year-old daughter raped by the 12-year-old son of neighbour Told Essex police - what followed was catalogue of blunders and cover-ups Three and a half years since the rape family are still waiting for justice Family have spent £40,000 in legal fees and the culprit was only cautioned By MIRA BAR-HILLEL and OLGA CRAIG FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 22:12, 15 November 2014 | UPDATED: 10:28, 16 November 2014 Like Follow Daily Mail @dailymailuk 1.4k 871 Follow +1 shares View comments Daily Mail Daily Mail When Sara and Peter’s five-year-old daughter was raped by the 12-year-old son of a close DON'T MISS friend, the couple were distraught. Not only had their youngest child’s innocence been shattered A more conservative look: Kim Kardashian in the most unspeakable manner, but she had displays her cleavage in a endured a horrendous physical and emotional tight black dress as she trauma. heads out in Sydney after admitting she's missing They immediately reported the assault to their North local Essex police, in the belief that while they, as a family, would help their child come to terms THAT'S how to make a with her ordeal, the force would pursue her splash! Rosie attacker. Huntington-Whiteley flashes stunning figure But the result was not the prompt conviction they on beach in racy nude expected. Instead – as documents seen by The underwear and flowing Mail on Sunday make all too clear – they have white frock been subjected to an extraordinary catalogue of blunders, cover-ups and betrayals by the officers Off to a crying start! they trusted to bring the culprit to justice. TOWIE's Gemma Collins breaks down in tears It is three and a half years since the rape, and the BEFORE she arrives in the family are still waiting. I'm A Celebrity jungle Suffered histrionics in the In that time, Peter has been hounded through the helicopter courts, and the family have been forced to spend more than £40,000 in legal fees and lost EXCLUSIVE 'It's really countless thousands in earnings. tough for her': Pixie Lott defends 'lovely' Judy Shocking: The five-year-old victim was raped by the Murray as Strictly fans One senior officer admitted to the couple that the 12-year-old son of a neighbour investigation of the case had been ‘piss poor’. take aim at the embattled Officers wrongly claimed that they had reported Scot 'We all love Judy' the case to the Crown Prosecution Service; omitted having the rapist’s name added to the Sex Offenders Register; neglected to take fingerprints, DNA samples or photographs; ignored Cheryl Fernandez- opportunities to instigate a Section 47 child protection joint investigation with Social Care; and took Versini turns heads in limited disciplinary action against the officers involved. leather as she leaves The X Factor studios with And the culprit, who admitted the rape in a taped interview, escaped with nothing more than a youth husband Jean-Bernard... caution, after being told by one police officer: ‘Do it with someone your own age next time.’ while Mel B opts for a onesie Stereo Kicks singer SHARE THIS RELATED ARTICLES Barclay Beales left ARTICLE 'mortified and upset after Did VIP abusers murder a Children 'at risk of abuse' nude picture leaks online' boy? Scotland Yard's new because they're copying Photo of X Factor hopeful, probe into... Kim's... 19, taken a year ago 'We know YOU weren't ‘All of those who should have protected our daughter at such a vulnerable age have let her down,’ distracted!' Did Simon says Sara. ‘These people should be held to account. How can we ever have confidence in the police Cowell out Louis Walsh again? They dealt leniently with the rapist yet relentlessly pursued us. on Big Band week of The X Factor? ‘Our family’s lives have been on hold. I feel like someone pressed the pause button on our lives and After Jay James's has never pressed play again. And our daughter believes no one in authority ever listened to her. Or performance ever will again.’ Their daughter, now eight, was so distressed at how she was sidelined that she wrote a letter to each Breakfast date: Declan Donnelly dines out with of the child abuse officers involved. fiancée Ali Astall in Australia's Gold Coast ahead of filming I'm A Celeb Love is in the air Not so little any more! Madonna jokes about her kids Lourdes, 18, and Rocco, 14, as she posts a picture of them looking all grown up EXCLUSIVE: A behind- the-scenes look at a Hogwarts Christmas - puddings with real flames and a carpet of snow... made of SALT Sponsored Damning: Essex Police Former Chief Inspector Sue Harrison and Deputy Chief Constable Derek Benson have been criticised for their handling of the case Part of that letter read: ‘When I was five something very bad happened and it was your job to make sure he was properly dealt with and punished. But you didn’t do your job and you let me down. ‘This makes me sad, upset and angry because I am only a little girl. I am very disapointed (sic) in you. I hope one day soon he gets what he deserves.’ She got no responses. 'No need to break the She had previously asked written questions of Derek Benson, Essex Police Deputy Chief Constable. Internet!' Jaime King While Mr Benson replied, apologising, his response did little to convince Peter and Sara they would pulls a 'Kim' and gets ever achieve justice. cheeky in lingerie and heels while on LA studio In a handwritten letter, on Essex Police notepaper – seen by the MoS – he wrote: ‘I am very sorry for lot the mistakes made by Essex Police when we looked in to finding out what had happened to you... I am really sorry that you have had such a horrible experience and I wish you the very best for the future.’ RACHEL JOHNSON: If Kim claims that really is The courts have banned identifying anyone involved – including on social media websites. Sara and her, she's got a (huge) Peter’s names have been changed. cheek...and I have the photographs to prove it The little girl’s ordeal began in 2011. The parents were friendly with a couple who lived nearby in a Don't 'break the internet' small Essex town. The mothers had known each for years and spent time in each others homes; the with a misleading image couples occasionally dined out together. EXCLUSIVE Dame Judi ONE sunny August afternoon, as Sara explains it, she and her daughter went for lunch at the friend’s Dench opens up her house. All the children were in and out, playing. personal photo album to show her life in pictures Unbeknown to Sara, her friend’s 12-year-old son beckoned her daughter upstairs into his bedroom. 79-year-old reveals she There he closed the door and curtains, subjected her to porn on his laptop, then raped her. The next has no plans to retire day the little girl told her mum what happened. ‘As a parent, nothing can prepare you for the sheer devastation of a moment like that,’ Sara says. ‘She was very upset because the boy had told her this was a game of husbands and wives and was to be a Look away now Justin! Newly single Selena special secret that she must never tell anyone. Gomez sports sheer top to dine out with handsome mystery male at Beverly Hills restaurant The height of fashion: Make-up free Gwyneth Paltrow wears £620 Stella McCartney platforms to shop with children Star-spangled shoes Pixie Lott leaves heavy Strictly make-up on as she and Frankie Bridge lead the glamour at wild Blackpool after-party At Rumours nightclub At the front line: Sarah Lancashire leads the women of the war in Dad's Army remake as Bill Nighy and Sir Michael Gambon march in parade scene The Glam Factor: Cheryl Fernandez-Versini pulls out all the glamorous stops in sequinned and feathered gown The victim, now eight, was so distressed at how she was sidelined that she wrote a letter to each of the child abuse With a cheeky salute officers involved (with original spelling mistakes) ‘We have brought up our daughter to know children shouldn’t have any secrets from their parents, and Jorgie Porter throws off she was confused, distressed and crying about that.’ poncho to reveal sexy green bodycon dress as The next day Peter contacted Essex Police Child Abuse Unit. she parties the night away in London ‘My first discussion was with a detective constable who was rude and unhelpful,’ says Peter.