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An alleged victim of historical sexual abuse is facing a lengthy wait for justice as the crown court backlog has seen his case adjourned for two years.
The man from the West Midlands, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said that he reported the alleged crime in July 2018, nearly 40 years after it occurred.
West Mercia Police then took two years to interview the alleged perpetrator, he said, and the Crown Prosecution Service did not lay a charge until Ap
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