an amended brief by October 11, 2012. Simons filed an amended
brief on October 12, 2012.

      In the argument section of his amended brief, Simons states:

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      The term ‘trial’ is defined as ‘the examination before a competent
      tribunal, according to the law of the land, of the facts or law put in
      issue, in a cause for the purpose of determining such issue,’
  Julia Mulligan says she wanted to reveal assault to let victims know she is ‘by their side’

A police and crime commissioner has revealed that she was raped as a teenager, saying she wanted to encourage other victims to speak out.

Julia Mulligan, who has overseen policing in North Yorkshire since 2012, told the Yorkshire Post she was raped when she was 15 and had kept it secret for 36 years.

The 51-year-old said she wanted to let other victims know she was “by their side”.

Mulligan, who grew up in a North Yorkshire village, said she did not report the incident to police as she partly blamed herself for the ordeal and was only able to tell her family and closest friends about it late last year.

Mulligan, who took over the