The disbelieved: rape accusers’ stories retold on stage – The Guardian
‘When a rape trial ends in acquittal, what do the anonymous women who made the claims do next?’
The Guardian, 25th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Category: rape
Major police review recommends dropping policy of automatically believing ‘victims’ – Daily Telegraph
‘An alleged fantasist known as Nick, gave five different accounts of VIP abuse to the police, but was still regarded as “credible and true”, it has emerged, as a review recommends dropping the policy of automatically believing “victims”. Under the current rules, police forces must believe a person who makes a complaint of rape or sexual assault, in order to give victims the confidence to come forward after an attack. But that policy is now expected to be dropped after a string of allegedly malicious complaints were made against high profile people including politicians and celebrities.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Devon rapist who pretended to be ghost jailed for 26 years – BBC News
‘A rapist who manipulated a girl into having sex with him by pretending to be a ghost has been jailed for 26 years.’
BBC News, 19th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Otto Putland trial: Commonwealth swimmer cleared of rape – BBC News
‘A Commonwealth Games swimmer has been cleared of raping a woman after a night out in Cardiff.’
BBC News, 10th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police force hit with £130k monetary penalty for losing rape victim interview – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office has imposed a £130,000 monetary penalty on Humberside Police after disks containing a video interview of an alleged rape victim went missing.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th April 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Worboys’ release quashed – UK Human Rights Blog
‘On 28th March 2018 a three-judge panel of the Divisional Court gave its decision in R (DSD and Ors) v The Parole Board of England and Wales [2018] EWHC 694 (Admin), ruling that the Parole Board’s decision to direct the release of John Worboys (the ‘black cab rapist’) should be quashed.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th April 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Worboys release decision overturned as Parole head quits – BBC News
‘A decision by the Parole Board to release the rapist John Worboys has been quashed, as the Board’s chairman Nick Hardwick resigns.’
BBC News, 28th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No wonder so few people report rape. They are hung out to dry in court – The Guardian
‘Fear of intrusive investigations and total loss of privacy make sexual assault victims less likely to make a complaint.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Peter Pickering: ‘Beast of Wombwell’ guilty of 1972 rape – BBC News
‘A convicted child killer dubbed the Beast of Wombwell has been found guilty of raping of a woman just weeks before he raped and killed a schoolgirl.’
BBC News, 20th March 2018
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Rapist caught after urinating in plant pot 30 years later – BBC News
‘A rapist who evaded capture for more than 30 years until he urinated in a neighbour’s plant pot – leading to a DNA match – has been jailed.’
BBC News, 16th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘M25 rapist’ Antoni Imiela dies in prison – The Guardian
‘A man labelled the “M25 rapist” after he carried out a series of sex attacks in south-east England has died behind bars. Antoni Imiela, 63, died at HMP Wakefield on Thursday, the Prison Service said, months after he was told he had been referred for parole.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
John Worboys’ victims win human rights case against police – The Guardian
‘Two victims of John Worboys have won their claim for compensation from the Metropolitan police after the supreme court ruled that the force had failed to carry out an effective investigation into the serial sex attacker.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Crimewatch bus stop rapist jailed after 25 years – BBC News
‘A man has finally been jailed for a “brutal” abduction and rape featured on Crimewatch, thanks to an “out of the blue” DNA match 24 years later.’
BBC News, 15th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police failing to record thousands of crimes, including rape – The Guardian
‘Thousands of reported crimes including rape and domestic abuse are going unrecorded by police, a watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Freezer body murder: Uncle guilty of Celine Dookhran rape and killing – BBC News
“An uncle has been convicted of kidnapping, raping and slitting the throat of his niece before putting her body in a deep freezer.”
BBC News, 14th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man sentenced for raping teenage girl in Rotherham during early 2000s – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who raped a teenager on two occasions in the early 2000s has been convicted today (9 February) in one of a series of trials connected to allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham. He was sentenced to nine years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th February 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Police wrongly pursued retired fire chief rather than investigate blackmail claim against fantasist who accused him of rape – Daily Telegraph
‘Police wrongly pursued a rape case against a retired fire chief rather than investigate a blackmail claim against the fantasist who made the allegation, the Telegraph can disclose. David Bryant, 67, spent almost three years in jail after being convicted of rape in a miscarriage of justice that further plunges into crisis the police handling of sex abuse cases. Mr Bryant’s conviction was overturned in the Court of Appeal and now a High Court judge has raised serious questions over a police force’s failure to investigate his accuser.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Black cab rapist John Worboys will be asked if he minds wearing electronic tag – Daily Telegraph
‘John Worboys will be asked if he objects to wearing an electronic tag when he is eventually released from prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
John Worboys back in Wakefield prison as victims fight his release – The Guardian
‘The black-cab rapist John Worboys has been moved to a prison outside London as victims fight to keep him in jail for a longer sentence.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Solicitor for student in rape case criticises police and CPS – The Guardian
‘The solicitor representing the student at the heart of a collapsed rape trial has dismissed a police and prosecution review of the case that resulted in an apology to her client as disingenuous and warned that the police’s determination to obtain convictions overrides their attention to other duties.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
