Victoria and Robert exit Emmerdale after rape ordeal

Victoria Barton (Isabel Hodgins) has been through a terrible ordeal of late after being raped in her own home by Lee, a man who came home with her from the club during a night out and violently attacked her in Emmerdale.

Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) has been doing his best to support Victoria, along with Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) and Diane (Elizabeth Estensen) and tonight, he ached over how best to be there for her. At one point, he put his foot in it by suggesting that she shouldn’t have allowed the man into her home.

As Victoria felt blamed, Robert was gutted to have made such a mess of things and confided in Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller). The pair agreed that Victoria has to be Robert’s focus for now and they have put the surrogacy plans on hold.

Robert suggested to Victoria that as the house reminds her of what happened to her, they should go away for a while, just the two of them and she gratefully accepted the offer. As they left the village together, Robert hopes that the time away will help Victoria to get some space and recover.

However, with the daunting prospect of the fact Lee is lying about what happened and no-one else knows about her ordeal, Victoria still has some hurdles to overcome.

But Robert will be by her side every step of the way.

Have you been affected by this storyline? Rape Crisis can help…

You can find information, support and advice by visiting Rape Crisis. 0808 802 999 is the confidential helpline number.

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