Absolutely. The descriptions we hear from survivors who were cross-examined and went through the court are very much like sexual violence. In any other context, we would recognize it as being sexual harassment when people are, through power, forced to be exposed and told that they liked it and wanted it to happen. It's all condoned by the state. That's not okay.
We've heard from too many people that this process caused more harm to them than the sexual assault itself, so we definitely need to be more attentive to trauma.
There are ways to improve the truth-seeking function of the courts by providing better protection so that survivors feel they can participate safely.