‘Rape victims are being failed by a lack of resources among police and prosecutors, a new report has found.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Britain would need a rolling programme of prison building to house all its paedophiles if they were all to prosecuted, Sue Berelowitz has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK’s government aims to tackle the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online by closing a legal loophole.’
BBC News, 27th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hampshire Constabulary are the latest in a long line of police forces obliged to apologise to a victim of crime for failing to investigate an allegation properly. In this case, a young woman accused a man of rape. She was not believed; forensic examination of clothing was delayed; in the meanwhile, the complainant was threatened with arrest for ‘perverting the course of justice’ and she attempted suicide. Eventually, following belated forensic analysis, the man was arrested and has since then been convicted.’
OUP Blog, 22nd May 2015
Source: http://blog.oup.com
‘A paedophile doctor’s appeal against his sentence is “utterly contemptible”, the mother of one victim has said.’
BBC News, 19th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Judge says Mark Willis ‘bit off more than he could chew’ when he targeted young woman as she walked home through Cheltenham.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two teenagers who kidnapped then “tortured” a girl aged 14 by pouring salt down her throat and making her perform a sex act have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 18th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who repeatedly raped a girl from the age of 12 and sold her for sex at dogging sites has been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two Libyan cadets have been jailed for 12 years each for raping a man in Cambridge.’
BBC News, 15th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Almost 5,000 disabled adults have been sexually abused in England in the past two years, figures have shown.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police missed the chance to investigate paedophile Jimmy Savile back in 2008 after they mishandled a claim made by a woman that she was attacked by the disgraced DJ, a watchdog investigation has found.’
The Independent, 12th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former Oxford student has failed in her attempt to overturn the university’s policy on investigating complaints of rape and sexual assault.’
The Guardian, 8th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A father has been jailed for 20 years for sexually assaulting his two-year-old daughter and raping his wife.’
BBC News, 11th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Oxford student is launching a legal challenge against the university’s policy on investigating complaints of rape and sexual assault. Elizabeth Ramey, who has chosen to waive her right to anonymity, reported an alleged assault in 2011. There was a police investigation but no prosecution followed because of evidential problems.’
The Guardian, 7th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The 17-year-old who sexually assaulted Oxford student Ione Wells is given a two year detention order, meaning he will spend 12 months in detention.’
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Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘DJ Neil Fox will stand trial on sex charges on 5 November, a London court has ruled.’
BBC News, 1st May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “full file” of evidence against disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has been presented to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), sources said on Friday night.’
The Guardian, 1st May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Man claimed to have abused former partner’s daughter should not have lawyers’ fees paid by the taxpayer, Government argues.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A high court judge is to investigate whether child sexual abuse allegations against Lord Janner were the subject of an establishment cover-up.’
The Guardian, 29th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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