The Young Woman a Country Town Didn’t Believe

In 2016, a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted at a birthday party in the small western Victorian town of Balmoral.

The case divided the close-knit community and led to a complex legal process involving an appeal, a retrial and a key witness who later changed her evidence, though two juries ultimately found the men guilty of rape.

Journalists Andy Burns and Charlotte King join us to discuss their investigation for the ABC podcast Hometown Boys and the impact the case had on the town.

PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence.

You can listen to Hometown Boys on the Background Briefing podcast by the ABC.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guests: Andy Burns and Charlotte King

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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