BRING MY RAPIST TO JUSTICE

MP takes up case for victim Jan after she receives cash payout but cops won't go after attacker

- MARCELLO MEGA

A WOMAN awarded criminal injuries compensation for being raped by a colleague has demanded that her attacker is brought to justice.

Jan Cruickshank, 60, received a cash payout from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for the attack but police did not take the case forward.

Now SNP MP Seamus Logan has raised Jan's case and used parliamentary privilege to produce new information on the way her employer, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), handled the case.

The Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP said that the CITB dismissed Jan's claims after the incident and alleges that may have influenced how the case was handled by police.

He spoke during a debate on legal actions brought by powerful bodies against opponents via the legal system.

These are known as SLAPPS - strategic litigation against public participation.