‘In 2017, the government’s flagship treatment scheme for people convicted in England and Wales of rape or child sexual abuse was scrapped after it was shown to raise the risk of reoffending. Two sex offenders have told BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 programme what it was like to take part in the rehabilitation programme.’
BBC News, 8th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A serial rapist who used dating websites including Match.com to target his victims has been given extra prison time for attacks on five more women.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A legal challenge has been lodged against the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over its handling of rape cases after the number of people charged hit a new low.’
The Independent, 24th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A mother who discovered her disabled daughter’s rapist had moved next door was told she would have repay £10,000 to a council to leave her property.’
BBC News, 19th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Met Commissioner has come under fire over her failure to correct one of her senior officers when he described Nick, the child abuse fantasist, as “credible and true”.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Dozens of students who reported sexual assaults to their university have said they were failed by complaints processes that left them traumatised.’
BBC News, 17th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is to remain in prison when his jail term ends because of his “history of absconding”, a judge has ruled’
BBC News, 13th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of people prosecuted for rape in England and Wales has slumped to an all-time low, despite record volumes of cases being reported to police, new figures show.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police have called for a crackdown on “rape porn” after a man appeared to imitate videos he had watched in a sex attack in London.’
The Independent, 8th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A paedophile has been sentenced for 29 years for raping and sexually abusing a child for over seven years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th September 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The serial sex attacker John Worboys has forced one of his victims to give evidence in court as he attempts to avoid a life sentence.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five men have been jailed for sexually exploiting teenage girls in Rotherham.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rotherham child sex abuse: Five jailed for exploiting girls.’
BBC News, 30th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Falling convictions are putting people at risk of “serial rapists” because attackers are not being deterred, the Victims’ Commissioner has warned. Dame Vera Baird expressed concern as official figures showed that reports of rape are on the increase but the number of charges being brought against attackers has fallen.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Six men have been found guilty of a string of sex offences relating to the sexual exploitation of teenage girls in Rotherham more than a decade ago.’
BBC News, 28th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Changes to the use of police bail were designed to prevent suspects remaining on pre-charge bail for months on end pending investigation and decision about charge. Criticism of the use of Release Under Investigation (‘RUI’) has mostly focussed on the high numbers of suspects it is used for, the sharp fall in charging decisions and the fewer cases reaching court.’
23 Essex Street, 20th August 2019
Source: www.23es.com
‘A woman conceived by rape wants her father brought to justice in a so-called “victimless prosecution”, in one of the first cases of its kind, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 5th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The new justice secretary has been heavily criticised after suggesting that suspected criminals of “good character” should be granted anonymity before charge.’
The Independent, 1st August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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