A man broke into a London, Ont., girl's room. After deal on a lower plea, her mom says there's been no justice

A man who broke into a teen's bedroom and rubbed her back until she woke up will be free to live in the next-door London, Ont., townhouse again within months, leaving her family angry. It's an example of how the justice system works well for some victims but not others, says the head of an agency for gender-based violence survivors. A legal expert says deals where sexual assaults are pleaded down to non-sexual charges are rare.

A man broke into a London, Ont., girl's room. After deal on a lower plea, her mom says there's been no justice
The mom of a sexual assault victim stands in front of the window through which her assailant is believed to have come in. She is in shadow to not identify her.

A man who broke into a teen's bedroom and rubbed her back until she woke up will be free to live in the next-door London, Ont., townhouse again within months, leaving her family angry. It's an example of how the justice system works well for some victims but not others, says the head of an agency for gender-based violence survivors. A legal expert says deals where sexual assaults are pleaded down to non-sexual charges are rare.