SUBIR Chakravarty’s 14-year-old victim deserves huge praise and admiration for bringing him to justice.

He had gone on to work at another school so who knows how many girls she has saved from going through the same horrific ordeal she has had to endure when she was raped twice.

She has had to face ana gonising two year wait knowing she would face questions from the defence barrister in court.

It is entirely right that those defending people accused of rape get the chance to question the accuser.

But on too many occasions in the past those questions have stepped over the line and cause too much pain for the victim.

Violinist Frances Andrade killed herself after being branded a liar and a fantasist by a female barrister defending the man who sexually abused her.

She died from an overdose half-way through the trial of choirmaster Michael Brewer and his ex-wife Kay.

During a heated cross-examination she angrily denied claims from defence lawyers she had invented the abuse by her ex-teacher.

Following one emotional exchange Mrs Andrade told the court that it "feels like rape all over again’.

So any judge who reins in defence barristers for putting victims through too intense a questioning is absolutely doing the right thing.

Victims cannot be put off coming to court as they are fragile enough already.

Chakravarty’s awful case comes after The Argus's interview with Amy Groves, who was abused alongside her sister by their stepfather Mark Gearing, who has been jailed.

Chakravarty’s and Gearing's victims are now heroes and can be a guiding light to those currently going through abuse and torment.

They may give them the strength to come forward to police