But last year, as David served time for money laundering, he was horrified to discover the man who raped him was also behind bars awaiting trial for another rape in the same prison.
Soap bosses worked with charity Survivors Manchester supporting male survivors of sexual abuse and rape on the storyline and in the month after the scenes first aired in March 2018, Survivors had a 64 per cent increase in referrals – mainly self referral from male survivors – compared to the same time last year.
And Survivors Manchester and the National Male Survivors helpline saw a 1,700 per cent increase in male survivors contacting them.
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