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Radio 4,6 mins,

‘It was the shame that kept me quiet’

Woman's Hour
Contains explicit sexual scenes, scenes of sexual violence and scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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Voices of victims are often ignored in coverage of grooming and sexual assault. After Prince Andrew was criticised for not showing sympathy for Epstein’s victims in his Newsnight interview - for which he later expressed regret - Jane Garvey discussed this with Lizzy Dening, founder of Survivor Stories and Vice Chair of Peterborough Rape Crisis and Madeleine Black, an activist, author and survivor.

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