M25 rapist Antoni Imiela denied appeal against conviction – BBC News
“Serial rapist Antoni Imiela has been denied leave to appeal against his 2012 conviction for a rape attack on Christmas Day 1987.”
BBC News, 7th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: rape
Accept no substitutes – NearlyLegal
“Purewal v Ealing Borough Council (2013) CA Civ Div 05/11/2013.
This was Ealing’s appeal from a s.204 appeal brought by Ms Purewal. At the s.204 appeal, the Circuit Judge had varied Ealing’s review decision that Ms P was intentionally homeless and substituted a decision that she was unintentionally homeless.”
NearlyLegal, 6th November 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Daniel Smith jailed for raping 84-year-old woman – BBC News
“A man who admitted raping an 84-year-old woman with dementia after breaking into her home in Oxford has been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Downton Abbey rape scene will not face investigation despite complaints – The Guardian
“The controversial rape scene in ITV drama Downton Abbey will not be investigated by media regulator Ofcom despite more than 400 complaints from viewers.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal refuses anonymity for offender – UK Human Rights Blog
“Only ‘clear and cogent evidence’ that it was strictly necessary to keep an offender’s identity confidential would lead a court to derogate from the principle of open justice. The possibility of a media campaign that might affect the offender’s resettlement could not work as a justification for banning reporting about that offender, even though a prominent and inaccurate report about him had already led to harassment of his family.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Rape victims ‘not being taken seriously’ as prosecutions fall to five-year low – Daily Telegraph
“Fall in number of rape cases police refer to prosecutors raises fears under-pressure officers are ‘cutting corners’ and not taking victims seriously”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man sentenced to 16 years in jail for ‘grievously serious’ rape of girl, 8 – The Independent
“A 55-year-old man who raped a girl between the ages of eight and nine has been jailed for 16 years for the ‘utterly disgraceful’ crime.”
The Independent, 25th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jeffrey Lake, ex-policeman, jailed for child rape – BBC News
“A retired police sergeant has been jailed for raping and sexually abusing two children while he was an officer serving in Lancashire and Merseyside.”
BBC News, 24th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Eccles couple sentenced for trafficking servant girl – BBC News
“A couple who trafficked a 10-year-old girl to the UK who was repeatedly raped and kept as a servant for nearly a decade have been jailed.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Pure evil’: 10-year-old deaf and mute girl trafficked to UK, kept in cellar and raped by pensioner – The Independent
“A pensioner who trafficked a 10-year-old deaf and mute girl into Britain, keeping her in his cellar to claim benefits, was convicted yesterday of repeatedly raping her.”
The Independent, 17th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Crown Prosecution Service admits misleading public over complaints – The Guardian
“The Crown Prosecution Service has admitted publishing misleading records of complaints made about its performance.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Marvin Samuels jailed for rape and murder – BBC News
“A man who raped a stranger hours before murdering his ex-girlfriend has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 33 years.”
BBC News, 14th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gloucester cellar sex attack youths jailed for attack on boy – BBC News
“Two teenagers who carried out a ‘sadistic’ sex attack on a boy, have been jailed for 10 years each.”
BBC News, 11th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men who trafficked Slovakian slave bride to Burnley jailed – BBC News
“A man who assaulted, raped and held a woman prisoner after she was snatched from Slovakia and trafficked to Lancashire has been jailed.”
BBC News, 10th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wife of Gurkha soldier murdered by serial sex attacker on hunt for woman to rape – Daily Telegraph
“A serial sex attacker, who went looking for a woman to rape before murdering the wife of a Gurkha soldier, has been jailed for life by a judge who described him as a ‘very dangerous man’.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Grayling to end automatic early release for child rape and terrorism convicts – The Guardian
“Prisoners convicted of raping a child or of terrorism offences will no longer qualify for automatic release after serving half their sentence, the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Slough rapist Arshad Arif jailed for life – BBC News
“A rapist described by police as a ‘dangerous predatory offender’ has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Extradited rapist Salvador Orozco jailed for 1990 attack – BBC News
“A rapist caught after his victim was inspired by an EastEnders storyline has been jailed 23 years after the attack.”
BBC News, 26th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HIV positive Simon Morris Jones abused three boys – BBC News
“A man who sexually abused three boys when he knew he was HIV positive, has been jailed for 10 years at Caernarfon Crown Court.”
BBC News, 26th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
