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Melbourne’s city council has settled a lawsuit from a woman who says police botched the investigation into her childhood rape in 1991 — a case where evidence vanished and the perpetrator, still alive and local, was never charged. Now 47, she only recently learned he was still around — and when she returned to police, they told her the rape kit and clothes were gone. The city initially tried to dodge responsibility, but a judge blocked their dismissal attempt, and now, after appeal, they’ve reached a settlement — though the amount remains secret. While legal closure is reached, the emotional wound remains raw, and justice remains elusive without physical proof.

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