A
girl has left many people in serious shock after what she did because
her step-father who brutally r*ped her as a child, was set free.
Juliet Crew
A young woman has done the unthinkable after her step-father was cleared of repeatedly r*ping her, an inquest heard.
The young girl identified as Juliet Crew, 22, left a note behind
stating that she felt she had been let down by the legal system before
killing herself.
Metro.co.uk
reports the girl's step-father Nigel Parkin, 60, who is a church
organist was found not guilty in 2012 of sexually abusing her for seven
years from the age of nine.
Juliet was found by her mother hanged in the hall of her home in Taunton, Somerset, in August last year.
The ‘bubbly’ architecture student had told a court Parkin
sexually touched and raped her at least ten times. Her step-father was
cleared after he said Juliet and another alleged victim were both
suffering from mental health problems.
Taunton Coroners Court heard yesterday that the result of the proceedings took a severe toll on the mental health of the ‘outgoing’ 22-year-old.
Leading up to her death, she dropped to six and a half stone, self-harmed and even overdosed on medication.
Leaving behind a note, Juliet said: ‘The judicial system in this country, especially for victims of sexual offences, is disgusting.
‘There is no justice. It only confirmed that I cannot trust people. I do not want to live in a world where there is no justice.’
Parkin, who is employed by the Church of England, was found not
guilty of ten serious offences against Juliet in a trial at Taunton
Crown Court in 2012.
His trial heard that Juliet, who attended Queen’s College School in Taunton, told a teacher that he had sexually assaulted her.
Although she went on to achieve top grades in her A-Level exams and
began studying architecture at Nottingham University in 2011, her
mother said ‘she lost her sparkle’.
Juliet’s mother Judith told the inquest: ‘She was astounded that Nigel Parkin was still at large among vulnerable people.
‘She never recovered from this feeling of injustice.’
In a tribute to her at the time of her death, her sister posted: ‘My youngest sister Juliet sadly passed away on August 6th, aged only 22.
‘She spent the latter part of her school years at Queens College, Taunton, a place she loved dearly.
‘To commemorate her memory, we would like to place a memorial
bench overlooking the school sports fields. Juliet enjoyed playing sport
and indeed had a tremendous talent for it.
‘It therefore seems fitting that her many friends can spend a
moment in one of her favourite places remembering a bright, talented
young woman who touched the lives of so many with her kindness and
creativity.’
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