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It took Shannon Stokes two years and 11 days to successfully prosecute her former boyfriend for sexual assault and domestic violence offences. The lengthy trial left her feeling as though “there wasn’t going to be an end in sight”.
Prosecutors secured convictions on nine of the 11 charges, and he was later sentenced to five years in prison.
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