30 Jan 2024
RCMP withholding records in historic child sexual assault investigation, survivor and lawyer say
Author: admintech | Filed under: Finance/ Money!["They didn't do anything about [the police report] and on top of that, they won't even give me my own story back from that time,” Jamie said, referring to RCMP's near two-year delay in sharing files about her sexual assault report. Hands folded together resting on a light wood table, subject wearing a red sweatshirt.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7095348.1706229788!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jamie-s-hands.jpeg)
Nearly two years after a woman started asking why the sexual assault she reported as a child did not lead to charges, RCMP still haven’t released the relevant files despite confirming they exist. Jamie, the survivor, is calling for answers and a more trauma-informed approach to sexual assault investigations.