Until proven truthful. in the court system, not by anyone who took statements or anyone that was involved in building the case, but in the court system, you ve got to stand there and defend your truth and all he s got to do is sit there. because he s innocent until they ve made their minds up. but you ve got to convince them. that you re not lying? uh huh. we ve put ourselves through this, come out battered and bruised by the end, and we have essentially got a serial rapist and abuser locked away. so he s not going to hurt anyone else, and that s why we did all this. we were lucky enough to have each other even now, like navigating, being public and stuff other people don t. and i think that s one of the main things for us, because, in hindsight, looking back, some of us can see so clearly why people on their own would drop their charges. but obviously, at that moment, we hopped on the group chat. and even after logan doig was found guilty, the women felt they weren t given the cha
To have each other even now, like navigating, being public and stuff other people don t. and i think that s one of the main things for us, because, in hindsight, looking back, some of us can see so clearly why people on their own would drop their charges. but obviously, at that moment, we hopped on the group chat. and even after logan doig was found guilty, the women felt they weren t given the chance to be heard. in scotland, it is not standard practice for victim impact statements to be read out in full in court. we were under the impresson that, if we wanted to, we could read our victim impact statements. we never got to. it was never even offered, it was never a suggestion. actually, we were told it doesn t look good if you do. but he d already been convicted. you know, having that opportunity to be able to directly say to them this is what you did, and making them listen to how it did impact your life, but also where you are now and the position that you re in now. i almost fe