‘I’ve had four torturous years’: child sexual abuse survivors speak out over court delays

Justine Clareboets (left) and Alison Ruby faced repeated delays in their attempt to bring their abusers to justice. Composite: Guardian Design

It took more than 40 years before Alison Ruby felt able to tell police about the man who had peeled off her school tights and stolen her childhood.

Ruby told detectives that, from the age of 12, an antique dealer named Richard Craig had regularly enticed her into his home during the school day to rape her in his bed.