“Our new report shows that while false allegations must be taken seriously they are relatively rare and are often complex cases.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The first ever study by the Crown Prosecution Service into so-called false allegations of rape and domestic violence is being published today by the Director of Public Prosecutions.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 12th March 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“A ‘misplaced belief’ that false accusations of rape or domestic violence are commonplace may be undermining police and prosecutors’ efforts to investigate such crimes, the director of public prosecutions has warned.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men have been jailed for drugging and raping vulnerable under-age girls they found walking the streets.”
BBC News, 6th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men have been convicting of abducting a 13-year-old girl and forcing her to become their sex slave.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A convicted sex offender who admitted harbouring fantasies about imprisoning and killing women has been jailed for life for the horrific rape and murder of a vet.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An actor who claimed he was suffering from the sleep disorder sexsomnia when he raped a 15-year-old girl after getting her drunk has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 25th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Victims of rape and sexual assault will have improved access to expert advice, support and counselling following the go-ahead for four new rape support centres. This takes the total number of centres to 78 across England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 22nd February 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Anti-rape campaigners have dismissed proposals for alleged rapists to be granted anonymity to avoid lasting stigma if they are cleared.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three members of a gang who targeted and raped prostitutes in Bradford have been jailed for 12 years.”
BBC News, 14th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police involved in the arrest of ‘Lostprophets’ vocalist Ian Watkins, in relation to an alleged plot to rape a baby, are under investigation over whether or not they acted quickly enough.”
The Independent, 7th February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“What is a false allegation of rape? At first, this might appear to be a daft question. Reflecting the general tendency to think of the truth or otherwise of allegations in reductive terms of being either true or false, the meaning of “false allegation” is commonly taken to be self-evident. A false allegation of rape is an allegation that is false; the rape alleged did not, in fact, occur. In the abstract, this seems a perfectly logical and sensible approach.”
OUPblog, 31st January 2013
Source: www.blog.oup.com
“The government has been ordered to pay damages to a convicted rapist because of delays to a review about whether he should be released.”
BBC News, 29th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who named a woman raped by Wales and Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans has been told to pay more than £1,600 in fines, costs and compensation.”
BBC News, 21st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who cried rape to cover up cheating on her partner with a taxi driver has been jailed for two years after the infidelity was exposed.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who filmed himself raping a woman at knifepoint on his tablet computer was today jailed for six years.”
The Independent, 14th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man convicted of raping two women within three weeks in Liverpool has been sentenced to life in prison.”
BBC News, 11th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fewer than one in 30 rape victims see their attacker convicted, figures showed, as it emerged one in 20 women are raped or subjected to serious sex attacks by the time they are 60.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A child rapist brought back from the US after more than 20 years on the run has been jailed for 16 years.”
BBC News, 10th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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