SCOTLAND
Daily Record
November 15, 2018
By Annie Brown
Lindsay Armstrong, 17, took her own life after being forced to hold up her underwear in court and read out the slogan ‘Little Devil’.
The mum of a rape victim who killed herself after a court case in which she was forced to hold up her underwear has backed protests over a similar scandal in Ireland.
This week, women shared pictures of their underwear on social media with the hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent after a 17-year-old girl’s “thong with a lace front” was cited as part of the defence against her allegation of rape.
The case, which has sparked demonstrations and worldwide condemnation mirrors the devastating experience of Lindsay Armstrong, 17, who wept as she was told to display her thong to the jury.
She was also told to read out the slogan on the front saying: “Little Devil”.
Lindsay, from New Cumnock in Ayrshire, took her life two weeks after the trial in 2001 found her 15-year-old attacker guilty of rape.
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