Gene Benjamin jailed for string of rapes in Bournemouth – BBC News
“A serial rapist who targeted women in a Dorset town over six years has been given four life sentences.”
BBC News, 8th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: rape
Nottingham school worker jailed for raping girl, 13 – BBC News
“A Nottingham man who worked at a school has been jailed for raping a 13-year-old girl. Mikhail Mohammad, 45, of Radford, was sentenced to 10 years for rape and nine months for fraud for failing to disclose a previous conviction.”
BBC News, 8th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guidance Perverting the Course of Justice – Charging in cases involving rape and/or domestic violence allegations – Crown Prosecution Service
“This guidance applies to cases where a complainant of rape or domestic violence: makes a false allegation,
retracts an allegation, or withdraws a retraction.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th July 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Keir Starmer: Rape claims retracted out of fear should not lead to charges – The Guardian
“Director of public prosecutions issues guidance to help distinguish genuine victims in danger of attack.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Sexsomnia’ sufferer cleared of rape – The Guardian
“A man accused of raping a teenage girl walked free from court today after successfully arguing he could not stop himself from having sex while asleep.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ronald Toms faces jail for 1987 Ammanford sex attack – BBC News
“A man who sexually assaulted an 84-year-old widow in a ‘terrifying’ attack in her own home 24 years ago has been told he will be jailed.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ed Miliband challenges David Cameron over retention of DNA in rape cases – The Guardian
“David Cameron has refused to be driven into another policy U-turn on crime after rejecting calls from Ed Miliband for DNA to be routinely retained in rape cases.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Asylum seeker faces deportation despite police investigation into rape – The Guardian
“A failed asylum seeker was due to be deported to Nigeria despite an ongoing police investigation into allegations that she was raped in Britain.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Michael Tomlinson jailed for 1978 Cleethorpes rape – BBC News
“A man who admitted raping a 17-year-old girl 32 years ago has been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sunderland Council apologises after rape by boy, 11 – BBC News
“A council has apologised for mistakes which led to an 11-year-old raping another boy.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher jailed indefinitely for sexual abuse – The Guardian
“A primary school teacher who filmed himself sexually abusing young girls in his classroom has been jailed indefinitely.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serial rapist jailed indefinitely – The Independent
“A serial rapist who subjected three strangers to terrifying assaults in a 10-week period was jailed indefinitely for public protection today.”
The Independent, 10th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Farhan Ahmed jailed for Nelson pensioner’s rape – BBC News
“An 18-year-old man has been sentenced indefinitely for the knifepoint rape of a pensioner in her Lancashire home.”
BBC News, 9th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke drops shorter jail terms for rapists after tussle with Cameron – The Guardian
“Justice secretary Kenneth Clarke has been forced by Number 10 to abandon a plan to give rapists, and other serious offenders, a 50% sentence discount in return for early guilty pleas, but he is fiercely resisting Treasury demands to make his justice ministry bear the multi-million pound cost.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Eight years average term for rape – The Independent
“One in seven rapists is sentenced to four years or less in jail, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 26th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rape attack lies girl sentenced – BBC News
“A Bedford girl who had sex with three men and then claimed she had been raped has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 25th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke is undermining rape case justice, Harriet Harman claims – The Guardian
“Kenneth Clarke is undermining work in bringing rapists to justice by returning to the ‘bad old days’ when the offence was treated less seriously, Labour’s deputy leader, Harriet Harman, will warn on Monday.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two jailed for raping 15-year-old girl in Manchester – BBC News
“Two men who picked a 15-year-old girl up from outside Manchester care home and raped her have been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Clarke forced to apologise for rape comments – The Guardian
“Kenneth Clarke, the justice secretary, is expected to announce a climbdown over his plan for sentence discounts of up to 50% for early guilty pleas after he provoked a row by appearing to suggest that some rapes are more serious than others.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
50pc ‘discount’ in jail term for rapists who enter early guilty plea – Daily Telegraph
“Rapists could have their sentences cut in half if they plead guilty after being arrested.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
