“Human rights group Liberty is to apply for a judicial review into the inquest of a soldier who hanged herself after alleging two colleagues had raped her.”
BBC News, 11th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Metropolitan police is reviewing 63 sex-crime investigations dating back more than two years after a detective on its specialist rape-inquiry team was arrested over allegations of falsifying crime records.”
The Independent, 9th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A detective with Nottinghamshire Police has been jailed for raping a woman in her home.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source; www.bbc.co.uk
” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today lost his Supreme Court fight against extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.”
The Independent, 30th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
” A former soldier who carried out a string of sex attacks has been jailed indefinitely.”
The Independent, 25th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Attorney General’s Reference (Nos 11 and 12 of 2012): [2012] EWCA Crim 1119; [2012] WLR (D) 160
“When sentencing for rape of a person under 13, under section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the judge in assessing seriousness had to analyse the circumstances of the offence and consider the deterrent element in sentencing for sexual offences committed against young children, taking into account the fact that exploitative behaviour might be as serious as submission obtained by force, the ages of the offender and victim, and the starting point for such consideration was on page 25 of the Sentencing Guidelines Council guideline Sexual Offences Act 2003 (2007).”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Two men who raped an 11-year-old girl in Luton have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences more than doubled.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former huntmaster has been jailed for four years for raping a guest as he gave her a lift home following a ball.”
BBC News, 21st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“North Wales police have referred Sky News to the Crown Prosecution Service and the attorney general’s office following the accidental broadcast of a rape victim’s name.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Nine men have received heavy jail sentences at Liverpool crown court for their part in a child sexual exploitation gang that groomed young vulnerable girls in Rochdale.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Nine men have been convicted of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring in Greater Manchester.”
BBC News, 8th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who filmed himself raping a woman he had abused when she was a child has been jailed for 20 years.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for eight years for raping a McDonald’s worker in Berkshire in 1986.”
BBC News, 27th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former soldier was today convicted of a string of sex attacks during which he told one victim: ‘I don’t believe this, I’m a good-looking bloke’ when she rejected his advances.”
The Independent, 24th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Footballer Ched Evans has been jailed for five years for raping a 19-year-old woman, while another player, Clayton McDonald, has been cleared.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A ‘lifelong burglar’ who broke into a 60-year-old woman’s flat and raped her was jailed for 12 years today.”
The Independent, 29th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who claimed he was sleepwalking when he raped a 17-year-old girl at a Portuguese holiday resort in 2009 has been jailed for six years.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In 2005 a group of schoolgirls were taken on a school trip to Belize. While working on a resort, three girls, aged between 15 and 17, were violently raped by the manager of the site.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A British rapist who carried out a horrific sex attack likened to The Silence of the Lambs has been deported from Australia to the UK.”
The Independent, 23rd March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A convicted sex attacker has been found guilty of raping a woman in 1987 in south-east London.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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