even after logan doig _ drop theirjudges. even after logan doig was _ drop theirjudges.s found guilty, the women found they were not given the chance to be heard. in scotland, it is not standard practice for victim impact statement to be read out in full and cold.— full and cold. we wanted to read out — full and cold. we wanted to read out victim _ full and cold. we wanted to read out victim statements| full and cold. we wanted to . read out victim statements but we never got to. it was never even offered. it was never a suggestion. actually, we were told it does not look good if you do but he had a already been convicted.— been convicted. having the opportunity _ been convicted. having the opportunity to _ been convicted. having the opportunity to directly - been convicted. having the opportunity to directly say| been convicted. having the i opportunity to directly say to them — opportunity to directly say to them this is what you did and making — them this is what you did and making them listen to how it did impact your life and the position— did impact your life and t

and even after logan doig was found guilty, the women felt they weren't given a chance to be heard. impact statements to be read out in full in court. we were under the impression that if we wanted to, we could read our victim impact statements. we never got to. it was never even offered. it was never a suggestion. actually, we were told it doesn't look good if you do. having that opportunity to directly say to them, but he had already been convicted. having that opportunity to directly say to them, this is what you did, and making them listen to how it did impact your life and also where you are now in position you are in now, i almost feel a bit cheated because he was cold and callous on a stand, worse when you do the victim impact statement, there is that emotional side to it and you should be given that opportunity. we're turning our pain into power and trying to make a difference for those that are coming behind us. live now to speak to our reporter catriona renton. thanks for that report. what does this tell us about the justice system in scotland, particularly when it comes t

and even after logan doig was found guilty, the women felt they weren't given the chance to be heard.victim impact statements to be read out in full in court. we were under the impresson that, if we wanted to, we could read our victim impact statements. we never got to. it was never even offered, it was never a suggestion. actually, we were told it doesn't look good if you do. but he'd already been convicted. you know, having that opportunity to be able to directly say to them this is what you did, and making them listen to how it did impact your life, but also where you are now and the position that you're in now. i almost feel like it's a bit cheated, because it was really cold and callous on the stand. whereas when you do your victim impact statement, there is that emotional side to it and you should be given that opportunity. we are trying to make a difference for those that are coming behind us. live now to edinburgh to speak to sandy brindley, chief executive of rape crisis scotland. what needs to change to make this process easier for those who are potentially victims of rape?

they have waived their right to anonymity after logan doig was jailed for a series of rapes and sexualen say they were treated as liars in court, and that they'd think twice about reporting an attack again. catriona renton reports. i don't think any of us realised once we walked out of these doors seven weeks ago what was about to happen. recreating the selfies they took after their court ordeal was finally over. hannah reid, hannah mclaughlin and jennifer mccann's pictures on social media symbolised the strength of their unique bond. along with holly prowse, who couldn't be there for her interview, the young women waived their anonymity. 23—year—old logan doig was found guilty of raping four women and sexually attacking three of them and another between march 2015 and november 2020. two of his victims were teenagers at the time. injuly, he was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. the women told me how they'd gradually become aware of each other and started to chat. none of us would have any reason to know each other. he's the only common denominator, and that's the only reaso

and even after logan doig was found guilty, the women felt they weren�*t given the chance to be heardunity to be able to directly say to them, "this is what you did," and making them listen to how it did impact your life, but also where you are now and the position that you're in now, i almost feel like it's a bit cheated. the scottishjustice secretary said she�*s listening and change must happen. i want to improve the experience for victims overall. there isn�*t one solution, there are many to that. victim statements are of particular importance. i mean, i don�*t, you know, different victims will want to participate in the process in a different way, so that choice is important. the women recently met scotland�*s most senior law officer. the lord advocate dorothy bain kc described them as "inspirational". afterwards, the crown office said the women had shared their experiences with an ongoing review, which will make important changes into how sexual crimes are prosecuted in scotland. so we're turning our pain into power and trying to make a difference for those that are coming behind

anonymity to campaign for better treatment for rape survivors in the justice system. 23—year—old logan doig sentenced to nine and a half years, with a further three years extended sentence, at glasgow's high court last month. our reporter catriona renton has been speaking to three of the women about supporting each other in court and making it easier to get justice in scotland. i don't think any of us realise once we walked at the dolls what would happen. we walked at the dolls what would ha en. . . , , happen. recreating their selfies the took happen. recreating their selfies they took after _ happen. recreating their selfies they took after they're - happen. recreating their selfies they took after they're caught . happen. recreating their selfies they took after they're caught a | they took after they're caught a deal is finally over. their pictures on social media symbolise the strength of their unique bond. along with holly proust, who couldn't be there for her interview, the young women waved their anonymity. two of the victims were teenagers at the time. injuly, he was sentenced to n

anonymity to campaign for better treatment for rape survivors in the justice system. 23—year—old logan doigast month. our reporter catriona renton has been speaking to three of the women about supporting each other in court and making it easier to get justice in scotland. i don't think any of us realise once we walked at the dolls what would happen. we walked at the dolls what would ha en. . ., , , happen. recreating their selfies the took happen. recreating their selfies they took after _ happen. recreating their selfies they took after they're - happen. recreating their selfies they took after they're caught . happen. recreating their selfies they took after they're caught a | they took after they're caught a deal is finally over. their pictures on social media

and even after logan doig was found guilty, the women felt they weren't given the chance to be heard.m impact statements to be read out in full in court. we were under the impresson that, if we wanted to, we could read our victim impact statements. we never got to. it was never even offered, it was never a suggestion. actually, we were told it doesn't look good if you do. but he'd already been convicted. when you're on the stand, you know you're giving your evidence, and it's about what happened to you in that moment, you're not then given the opportunity to actually be direct to the person that destroyed you, to be like, well, you've not actually destroyed me. you know, having that opportunity to be able to directly say to them this is what you did, and making them listen to how it did impact your life, but also where you are now and the position that you're in now. i almost feel like it's a bit cheated, because it was really cold and callous on the stand. that was hannah mclaughlan, jennifer mccann and hannah reid speaking to our reporter catriona renton. remarkable to see that unit