How Lily took her perpetrator to court and won + mushroom foraging fallout

Lily Steele-Park took legal action after she was was raped in her first year of uni by a man known to her friends. Her rapist was then found guilty and sentenced to 6 years in jail. But Lily's experience is an outlier. In NSW, only 7% of reported rapes and sexual assaults result in a conviction.In this episode, Lily shares her story and what it's like to speak out. Plus as the mushroom trial wraps up, we ask a mycologist if foraging for mushrooms is ever safe?Listen now:01:29 - Victim-survivors on the cracks in the system07:10 - Lily's story24:34 - Mushroom foragers warningsGuest:Lily Steele-Park, victim-survivorBrett Summerell, chief scientist, Royal Botanic Garden SydneyGet the whole story from Hack:Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live at 5:30pm