Layla’s story: jailed after reporting a sexual assault – The Guardian
“In 2009, Layla Ibrahim told police she had been the victim of a savage sexual assault. So why did she end up in jail?”
The Guardian, 12th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: perverting the course of justice
Man who faked army career guilty of perverting course of justice – The Guardian
“A military historian who faked an illustrious army career has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brothers jailed for Camberwell toddler arson death – BBC News
“Two half-brothers convicted of killing a 19-month-old girl in an ‘evil’ revenge arson attack have been jailed.”
BBC News, 28th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guidance Perverting the Course of Justice – Charging in cases involving rape and/or domestic violence allegations – Crown Prosecution Service
“This guidance applies to cases where a complainant of rape or domestic violence: makes a false allegation,
retracts an allegation, or withdraws a retraction.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th July 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Keir Starmer: Rape claims retracted out of fear should not lead to charges – The Guardian
“Director of public prosecutions issues guidance to help distinguish genuine victims in danger of attack.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rape attack lies girl sentenced – BBC News
“A Bedford girl who had sex with three men and then claimed she had been raped has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 25th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Restoring confidence so victims report rape is key’ – The Guardian
“As the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer is responsible for prosecutions, legal issues and criminal justice policy. Since he took up the post in November 2008, he has had to contend with the case of the death of Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 Summit, the controversy around assisted suicide and has been drawn into the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Now he faces another challenge.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
22-year minimum term for murderer – The Independent
“A ‘cynical and cruel’ killer who murdered his 21-year-old wife then dismembered her with an electric saw and hid her remains was today told that he would stay in prison for at least 22 years.”
The Independent, 12th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fraudster Phillip Morris jailed after shooting himself – BBC News
“An insurance fraudster who shot himself in the chest as part of string of scams has been jailed for six-and-a-half years at Caernarfon Crown Court.”
BBC News, 11th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS stops prosecution for 1987 killing of Daniel Morgan – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided that the prosecution of three men for the killing of private detective Daniel Morgan in 1987 cannot continue.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th March 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
False rape claim Portsmouth woman Nicola Osborne jailed – BBC News
“A woman has been jailed for lying that she had been abducted and raped after becoming worried her husband would find out about a one night stand.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Retracting rape and domestic violence allegations: CPS launches public consultation – Crown Prosecution Service
“Individuals who retract truthful allegations of rape or domestic violence out of fear are less likely to be prosecuted under proposed new guidance for prosecutors on the offence of perverting the course of justice, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, said today. But individuals who make malicious false allegations should know they risk prosecution, he said.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th February 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Girl who falsely accused boy of rape narrowly escapes custodial sentence – The Guardian
“A schoolgirl who was found guilty of falsely accusing a 14-year-old boy of rape when she was 15 was told by a judge she had only narrowly avoided a custodial sentence.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Retracting rape and domestic violence allegations: CPS launches public consultation – Crown Prosecution Service
“Individuals who retract truthful allegations of rape or domestic violence out of fear are less likely to be prosecuted under proposed new guidance for prosecutors on the offence of perverting the course of justice, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, said today. But individuals who make malicious false allegations should know they risk prosecution, he said.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th February 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Rape guidelines may prevent unfair prosecutions of those who retract claim – The Guardian
“Tougher measures to prevent women being unfairly prosecuted after making and retracting rape claims are to be announced under new guidelines from the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who made false traffic warden slur jailed – BBC News
“A man who falsely claimed a traffic warden racially abused and attacked him to avoid paying for a parking ticket has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Girl convicted after making false rape allegation – The Guardian
“A girl who claimed she was raped when she was a 15-year-old virgin was today convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice by making a false allegation.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Devon driving instructor jailed for sat-nav speed fraud – BBC News
“A driving instructor who falsified sat-nav data to evade a speeding charge has been jailed for four months.”
BBC News, 13th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ringleaders of Derby sex abuse grooming gang jailed – BBC News
“The ringleaders of a gang which groomed and abused teenage girls in Derby have been given indeterminate jail terms.”
BBC News, 7th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Keir Starmer orders change in dealing with rape claim retraction cases – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, has ordered a change in the way government lawyers deal with cases against women who withdraw rape claims, acknowledging ‘failings’ in the handling of a recent victim.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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