“The number of convicted rapists who are spared jail has doubled, new figures have revealed, fuelling claims that the criminal justice system is soft on sex offenders.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“BBC Radio 4 presenter Nigel Wrench was today cleared of raping a man he met at a new year party.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A major investigation was under way yesterday after a man was accused of escaping from a secure mental health unit and raping a schoolgirl.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Services for rape victims in England and Wales are in crisis, with half of support centres at risk of closure, a campaign group has warned.”
BBC News, 29th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ministers ordered a review into open prisons yesterday amid public outcry over the rape of a 16-year-old schoolgirl by a prisoner on the run.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Guardian asked experts and a rape victim if the law should be changed to help increase convictions.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Promiscuity among young people and the failure of police and prosecutors to put enough effort into investigating cases are two of the principal causes in the collapse in the number of rape convictions, the country’s top law officers say today.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police and prosecutors in rape cases are set to experiment with controversial techniques designed to make suspects incriminate themselves through phone calls or text messages.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two sex offenders are to be ‘chemically castrated’ to stop them reoffending.”
The Times, 7th January 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The latest rape allegation to attract intense publicity has raised again the question of whether accused men should be granted the same anonymity as their accuser, until convicted.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Former Tory cabinet minister John Redwood was condemned by victim support groups last night after he said the government was wrong to regard ‘date rape’ as seriously as assaults by strangers.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former RAF servicewoman has launched a compensation claim against the Ministry of Defence, blaming them for an alleged rape at a barracks in Lincs.”
BBC News, 11th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A teenager who was jailed for the rape of a schoolgirl two weeks ago was given a second life sentence yesterday for killing a father of two in a flash of temper.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 14-year-old boy who tried to rape a teenage girl has been told that he will remain in custody until he is no longer considered to be a danger to the public.”
The Times, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Response to consultation”
Attorney General’s Office, 27th November 2007
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk/
“Judges may be issued with new guidelines to ensure that they apply the law properly as to whether a drunken person alleging rape can be held to have consented.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ministers will outline plans this week to boost the rate of convictions in rape cases by countering myths that may sway juries in cases of sexual assault.”
The Times, 26th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Conservative leader David Cameron is expected to call for the law to be tightened to ensure that more men charged with rape are convicted.”
BBC News, 12th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A rape victim who is fighting to sue her attacker for damages after he won millions on the lottery is ‘almost certain’ to win, her lawyers say.”
BBC News, 6th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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