Fans of Emmerdale have thrown their support behind Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle after they took on Victoria Barton‘s rapist.
Monday night’s episode (June 17) saw Robron return from an early morning mission to fly-poster the surrounding areas with an image of Lee and the word ‘rapist’ written across it.
But Vic, who was brutally raped by Lee, was not happy when she discovered the posters and demanded the boys take them down.
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It got worse though, when Lee spotted them removing the offending material, he called the police and reported Victoria for putting them up in the first place.
Victoria was devastated when the police came to see her saying a complaint was made against her.
She lashed out at Robert and told him she didn’t want anything to do with him ever again.
While fans understand what Vic has been through and how hard it must be for her, a lot of them were on Robert’s side.
They felt he was just trying to help – and questioned why she wants to protect the man who raped her when Robert and Aaron’s stunt could save the next victim.
Expressing their feelings on Twitter, viewers weren’t impressed by the chef’s reaction.
God forbid Lee get humiliation. Honestly, I understand Vic and I’m on her side whatever she wants but this making robron out to be the bad people when they just want to help is getting on my wick.
— Vanessa Booty (@Vanessabooty1) 17 June 2019
She’s living in their house, they used their hard-saved (and plotted) surrogacy money for her and she keeps getting mad because her brother won’t stop trying to nail the guy who raped her. Imagine if Robert DIDN’T care?
— Sherrily Minns (@sherrily80) 17 June 2019
I’d really like to know why she’s not bothered about lee being punished. Is she so baby obsessed to forget everything except the baby? Makes no sense then that she cant move home🤔 or are those two different things? I’m stumped tbh
— Emma Dale 🎩👒💔 (@EmmaDale022) 17 June 2019
Man I want to be sympathetic but Vic makes it so hard!! I’d love to have a big brother standing up for me like that!! And if she wants Robert to stay away from her perhaps she should move out of His house!!
— Emeraldbay (@Emeraldbay16) 17 June 2019
I’d like to know why @Emmerdale are telling such a serious storyline to us, a rape sl where sympathy and understanding is needed yet they seem intent on making it as hard as possible. Why?
— viva_la_vegan_unique (@v_laveganunique) 17 June 2019
I’m sick of her attitude, #Robron we’re trying to help!!
— Ally M (@allyackles) 17 June 2019
I understand she doesn’t want any more trouble but Vic needs to let #RobRon get on with whatever they want to do to that scum ….. and blame the person who needs to be blamed – Lee the Rapist
— Julie Wright (@scoobyjue13) 17 June 2019
I’ve been trying to be on Vic’s side because every victim has the right to process in their own way. But while she’s using her pregnancy to move on/ bury her attack that monster’s gonna rape someone else. So whatever it takes for the NEXT victim to be saved, I’m here for.
— Tanya (@scifichica) 17 June 2019
Why you keep turning victims of horrible crimes into such dispicable people? I want to smack Jacob everytime he talks & Vic’s not far behind-I get why she’s upset but last week her having a go at Rob cuz he asked her if she was ready to go back to work was wrong on so many levels
— Heather York (@hcyPadme35) 17 June 2019
There were some who supported Victoria though, with one saying it “happened to her, not her brother” and they need to “let her deal with it the way she wants.”
And another who said he shouldn’t be trying to get revenge in that way.
— Bmblbeeb🐝 (@Bmblbeeb) 18 June 2019
See Robert is trying to help. Do I think he should be doing it this way? No. Do I think it’s coming from a place of absolute devotion and love? Yes.
I hope he listens to Vic from now on so that emmerdale stop portraying him as the bad guy against a rapist?!
— Vanessa Booty (@Vanessabooty1) 17 June 2019
Later this week Aaron will get Victoria and Robert together to talk things through at dad Jack’s graveside.
Robert has been trying his best to support his sister following her ordeal, but when she discovered she was pregnant with Lee’s baby and then announced she had decided to keep the child, Robert’s struggled.
Can they work out their differences? Or has this latest incident done too much damage to mend?
Emmerdale is on Monday to Friday at 7pm with extra episodes on Tuesday and Thursday at 8pm on ITV.
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