MICHAEL JAMES HUTTON'S HORRIFIC ABUSE IN BODMIN: VICTIM'S LIFE SHATTERED AFTER YEARS OF SILENCE
A woman who endured repeated sexual assault and rape over a span of four years in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the north Cornwall area, specifically around Bodmin, faced a profound sense of betrayal and despair after her cries for help were ignored by those she confided in.Her ordeal, which led her to turn to alcohol and drugs as a means of coping, was detailed during a sentencing hearing at Truro Crown Court on Friday, February 28.
According to court reports, the woman’s suffering was compounded by a lack of support and belief from authorities she approached at the time.
Her feelings of abandonment and betrayal were emphasized by His Honour Judge Simon Carr, who stated that the victim had been
