A defence solicitor says it can take years for clients to get from allegation to court hearing.
Victims and defendants facing long delays waiting for their cases to come to court say their lives are being "left on hold".
One woman, who has waited three years for allegations against her partner to be dealt with, said: "It's stressful, it takes a toll on you." Richinda Taylor, of Redcar group Eva, which represents victims of domestic and sexual violence, said: "For some women it can be really distressing to wait all that time and to have that hanging over them."
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