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Woman describes internet date rape trauma

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A woman who was raped by a man she met on the internet has spoken to the BBC after her attacker, a taxi driver from Peterborough, was jailed.

Philip Hopkins, 57, lied about his identity and attacked her at gunpoint after setting up a meeting.

The woman. who must remain anonymous, said that she was telling her story as she believed other women may also have been attacked.

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