Yasmin's 'heart sunk' when she heard the judge deliver her rapist's sentence

In October last year, a Canberra woman went to the ACT Supreme Court to see the man who had raped her go to jail — except that's not what happened.Warning: This story discusses sexual assault.Yasmin, which is a name she has chosen to protect her identity, said her offender got a "light" sentence that did not deliver justice.These services can help sexual violence victim-survivors:"I was actually in the courtroom what charges are being laid or what charges are not being laid, understanding if a prosecution is not going ahead and why it's not going ahead."There are so many things that take place when a case goes through the courts."For Yasmin, her case was worthwhile despite the court's ruling. "I just want to tell other victim-survivors that just because I had this [sentencing] outcome, that doesn't mean that it will be the same for them," she said. Last week, frontline services supporting victims of domestic, family and sexual violence were informed they would receive a $44 million boost in next month's ACT budget.That includes more than $18 million over four years for the Domestic Violence Crisis Service, the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre, and the YWCA.