Current Awareness » rape http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Tue, 21 May 2013 16:14:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Retired priest jailed over sex attacks at children’s home – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/retired-priest-jailed-over-sex-attacks-at-childrens-home-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/retired-priest-jailed-over-sex-attacks-at-childrens-home-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83811 “A retired Church of England priest found guilty of a catalogue of historic sex attacks on children at a Barnardo’s home has been jailed for 10 years.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/retired-priest-jailed-over-sex-attacks-at-childrens-home-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Man jailed for abuse of ‘enslaved’ woman in London – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/man-jailed-for-abuse-of-enslaved-woman-in-london-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/man-jailed-for-abuse-of-enslaved-woman-in-london-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83730 “A man has been jailed for 11 years for raping an Indian woman who was treated like a ‘slave’ at his home.”

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BBC News, 16th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/man-jailed-for-abuse-of-enslaved-woman-in-london-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Regina (F) v Director of Public Prosecutions – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/regina-f-v-director-of-public-prosecutions-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/regina-f-v-director-of-public-prosecutions-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83723 Regina (F) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2013] EWHC 945 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 178

“For the purposes of an offence of rape contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003, choice was crucial to the issue of ‘consent’ to sexual intercourse. Evidence relating to ‘choice’ and the ‘freedom’ to make any particular choice had to be approached in a broad common sense way. Where a man deliberately ignored the basis of his partner’s consent to penetration as a manifestation of his control over her consent to penetration could be vitiated and give rise to a conviction for rape.”

WLR Daily, 24th April 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/regina-f-v-director-of-public-prosecutions-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Oxford gang found guilty of grooming and sexually exploiting girls – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/oxford-gang-found-guilty-of-grooming-and-sexually-exploiting-girls-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/oxford-gang-found-guilty-of-grooming-and-sexually-exploiting-girls-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:51:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83662 “A gang of abusers who subjected vulnerable girls in Oxford to years of rape, torture and extreme sexual violence has been convicted at the Old Bailey in one of the biggest child sexual exploitation trials in recent years.”

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The Guardian, 14th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/oxford-gang-found-guilty-of-grooming-and-sexually-exploiting-girls-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Attorneys General support prosecutions of rape in conflicts – Attorney General’s Office http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/attorneys-general-support-prosecutions-of-rape-in-conflicts-attorney-generals-office/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/attorneys-general-support-prosecutions-of-rape-in-conflicts-attorney-generals-office/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 09:18:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83570 “The Attorneys General of Canada, Australia, the United States, New Zealand and England and Wales have resolved to work together more closely to fight sexual violence against women and children at yesterday’s annual Quintet meeting of Attorneys General in Auckland.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 9th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/attorneys-general-support-prosecutions-of-rape-in-conflicts-attorney-generals-office/feed/ 0 Police cautions issued for sex crimes, arson and robbery – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/police-cautions-issued-for-sex-crimes-arson-and-robbery-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/police-cautions-issued-for-sex-crimes-arson-and-robbery-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 08:24:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83504 “More than 1,000 sex offenders have received police cautions in the east of England rather than face court proceedings, it has emerged.”

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BBC News, 8th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/police-cautions-issued-for-sex-crimes-arson-and-robbery-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Anonymity Before Charge – Part I – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/anonymity-before-charge-part-i-criminal-law-and-justice-weekly/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/anonymity-before-charge-part-i-criminal-law-and-justice-weekly/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 10:57:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83491 “In our article ‘Rape Defendant Anonymity’ last year ((2012) 176 JPN pp.5-8 and 24-26) we suggested that there was a strong case for banning the publication of the identities of rape defendants prior to any conviction. We included this as part of our submission to Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry into the press, suggesting that he should consider the issue as part of his remit. Tucked away in the depths of the report (The Report into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press, November 29, 2012 at G Ch 3 para.2.39), whether or not in response to our submission the relevant text does not make clear, Leveson proposes that, other than in exceptional circumstances, the names of suspects and arrested people (referred to as ‘arrestees’) should not be published and that police guidance relating to publication should be tightened up to reflect this. The Law Commission disagreed (Contempt of Court: A Consultation Paper, Number 209, Law Commission) but in a judicial response to the Consultation Paper, Lord Justice Treacy and Mr Justice Tugendhat – supported by many other senior Judges, including the President of the Queen’s Bench Division and the Senior Presiding Judge – backed Leveson (A Judicial Response to Law Commission Consultation Paper no.209, March 4, 2013, released April 9, 2013).”

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 4th May 2013

Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/anonymity-before-charge-part-i-criminal-law-and-justice-weekly/feed/ 0 CPS: ‘Stuart Hall is an opportunistic predator’ – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cps-stuart-hall-is-an-opportunistic-predator-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cps-stuart-hall-is-an-opportunistic-predator-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 08:42:22 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83429 “Nazir Afzal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the CPS in the North West, thanks
victims of Stuart Hall for their bravery in coming forward as he describes the
veteran broadcaster as an ‘opportunistic predator’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cps-stuart-hall-is-an-opportunistic-predator-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Men guilty of raping boy, 14, in Manchester Debenhams – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/men-guilty-of-raping-boy-14-in-manchester-debenhams-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/men-guilty-of-raping-boy-14-in-manchester-debenhams-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:38:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83358 “Two men have been found guilty of raping a 14-year-old boy in a city centre department store’s toilets.”

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BBC News, 29th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/men-guilty-of-raping-boy-14-in-manchester-debenhams-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Why consensual sex may still be rape – Halsbury’s Law Exchange http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/why-consensual-sex-may-still-be-rape-halsburys-law-exchange/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/why-consensual-sex-may-still-be-rape-halsburys-law-exchange/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:27:03 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83264 “The BBC has reported today that the law on consent has been further defined by the Lord Chief Justice. The article reads: ‘A woman who agreed to sex might still be the victim of rape, the High Court has ruled. The most senior judge in England and Wales and two other judges said there was consensual penetration, but the man behaved aggressively and ignored the woman’s demand that he not ejaculate.’ ”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/why-consensual-sex-may-still-be-rape-halsburys-law-exchange/feed/ 0 Peterborough rapist John Hinton jailed indefinitely – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/peterborough-rapist-john-hinton-jailed-indefinitely-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/peterborough-rapist-john-hinton-jailed-indefinitely-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:04:03 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83257 “A man who raped a 15-year-old girl and assaulted three other women within the
space of four hours has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 25th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/peterborough-rapist-john-hinton-jailed-indefinitely-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Met Police’s Sapphire rape units facing shake-up – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/met-polices-sapphire-rape-units-facing-shake-up-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/met-polices-sapphire-rape-units-facing-shake-up-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:37:21 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83247 “The Metropolitan Police teams that specialise in rape and sex assault cases are
to undergo a major reorganisation after a series of failed investigations, the
BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 26th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/met-polices-sapphire-rape-units-facing-shake-up-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Sex consent could still lead to rape charge, judges say – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sex-consent-could-still-lead-to-rape-charge-judges-say-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sex-consent-could-still-lead-to-rape-charge-judges-say-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:45:28 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83223 “A woman who agreed to sex might still be the victim of rape, the High Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 24th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sex-consent-could-still-lead-to-rape-charge-judges-say-bbc-news/feed/ 0 A Behaviour-based Approach to Sentencing for Sexual Offences – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/a-behaviour-based-approach-to-sentencing-for-sexual-offences-criminal-law-and-justice-weekly/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/a-behaviour-based-approach-to-sentencing-for-sexual-offences-criminal-law-and-justice-weekly/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:37:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83204 “The Sentencing Council’s consultation paper on sexual offences sets out its intentions and the principles surrounding the way in which such offences ought to be approached by the courts. Although a new guideline is welcomed, it is disappointing that the consultation paper and the draft guideline continue in the same or a similar vein to the guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines Council in the past; they adopt a mechanistic approach which is restrictive and fails to appreciate the often complex nature of sexual offences.”

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 13th April 2013

Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/a-behaviour-based-approach-to-sentencing-for-sexual-offences-criminal-law-and-justice-weekly/feed/ 0 Rape conviction rate at an all-time high – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/rape-conviction-rate-at-an-all-time-high-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/rape-conviction-rate-at-an-all-time-high-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:21:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83161 “Conviction rates for rape and domestic violence cases have risen to an all time high, the director of public prosecutions (DPP) has revealed, amid criticism that too few cases are being brought to court.”

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/rape-conviction-rate-at-an-all-time-high-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Teenager convicted of raping 11-year-old girl in park – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/teenager-convicted-of-raping-11-year-old-girl-in-park-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/teenager-convicted-of-raping-11-year-old-girl-in-park-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:24:55 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83093 “A teenage paedophile who dragged an 11-year-old girl into a park and repeatedly raped her for three hours is facing a life sentence after being convicted of the attack.”

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The Guardian, 18th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/teenager-convicted-of-raping-11-year-old-girl-in-park-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Facebook SOS: Rapist David Edgerton jailed for life – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/facebook-sos-rapist-david-edgerton-jailed-for-life-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/facebook-sos-rapist-david-edgerton-jailed-for-life-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:36:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83031 “A serial sex offender finally brought to justice after a girl he raped pleaded for help on Facebook has been jailed for life with a minimum sentence of nine years.”

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BBC News, 16th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/facebook-sos-rapist-david-edgerton-jailed-for-life-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Appeal court extends jail term of man who filmed rape on iPad – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/appeal-court-extends-jail-term-of-man-who-filmed-rape-on-ipad-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/appeal-court-extends-jail-term-of-man-who-filmed-rape-on-ipad-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:31:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82998 “Appeal judges have almost doubled the jail sentence of a man who filmed himself raping a woman on his iPad.”

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The Guardian, 12th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/appeal-court-extends-jail-term-of-man-who-filmed-rape-on-ipad-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Prosecuting sexual assault: ‘Raped all over again’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/prosecuting-sexual-assault-raped-all-over-again-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/prosecuting-sexual-assault-raped-all-over-again-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:27:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82994 “Frances Andrade’s experience in the witness box left her feeling violated. Within days she had killed herself. Is it time we changed the way we prosecute sexual assault?”

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The Guardian, 13th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/prosecuting-sexual-assault-raped-all-over-again-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Detention pending deportation without regular review breaches Article 5 of the Convention – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/detention-pending-deportation-without-regular-review-breaches-article-5-of-the-convention-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/detention-pending-deportation-without-regular-review-breaches-article-5-of-the-convention-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:47:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82952 “The Strasbourg Court has ruled that a Somali national’s detention pending deportation was not lawful under domestic law.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 10th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/detention-pending-deportation-without-regular-review-breaches-article-5-of-the-convention-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Convicted rapist was unlawfully detained, ECHR rules – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/convicted-rapist-was-unlawfully-detained-echr-rules-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/convicted-rapist-was-unlawfully-detained-echr-rules-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:13:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82921 “A convicted rapist should be compensated after being unlawfully detained for two and a half years while awaiting deportation, the European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 9th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/convicted-rapist-was-unlawfully-detained-echr-rules-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Darren Purchase jailed for 20 years for series of sex crimes – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/darren-purchase-jailed-for-20-years-for-series-of-sex-crimes-bbc-news-2/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/darren-purchase-jailed-for-20-years-for-series-of-sex-crimes-bbc-news-2/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:11:21 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82705 “A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting and
raping eight people including a 13-year-old boy.”

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BBC News, 25th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/darren-purchase-jailed-for-20-years-for-series-of-sex-crimes-bbc-news-2/feed/ 0 Rape myths not behind low conviction rate, says leading family lawyer – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/rape-myths-not-behind-low-conviction-rate-says-leading-family-lawyer-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/rape-myths-not-behind-low-conviction-rate-says-leading-family-lawyer-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:27:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82633 “Helen Reece argues lack of independent witnesses is main cause of conviction rate which is similar to that of other crimes.”

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The Guardian, 25th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/rape-myths-not-behind-low-conviction-rate-says-leading-family-lawyer-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Norfolk rapist who held Cambridge woman hostage gets life – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/norfolk-rapist-who-held-cambridge-woman-hostage-gets-life-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/norfolk-rapist-who-held-cambridge-woman-hostage-gets-life-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:00:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82597 “A man who beat and raped his girlfriend and kept her hostage in his Norfolk flat for two weeks has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 21st March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/norfolk-rapist-who-held-cambridge-woman-hostage-gets-life-bbc-news/feed/ 0 False allegations of rape and domestic violence are few and far between – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/false-allegations-of-rape-and-domestic-violence-are-few-and-far-between-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/false-allegations-of-rape-and-domestic-violence-are-few-and-far-between-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:38:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82387 “Our new report shows that while false allegations must be taken seriously they are relatively rare and are often complex cases.”

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The Guardian, 13th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/false-allegations-of-rape-and-domestic-violence-are-few-and-far-between-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Under the spotlight: perverting the course of justice and wasting police time in cases involving allegedly false rape and domestic violence allegations – Crown Prosecution Service http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/under-the-spotlight-perverting-the-course-of-justice-and-wasting-police-time-in-cases-involving-allegedly-false-rape-and-domestic-violence-allegations-crown-prosecution-service/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/under-the-spotlight-perverting-the-course-of-justice-and-wasting-police-time-in-cases-involving-allegedly-false-rape-and-domestic-violence-allegations-crown-prosecution-service/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:34:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82381 “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.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 12th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/under-the-spotlight-perverting-the-course-of-justice-and-wasting-police-time-in-cases-involving-allegedly-false-rape-and-domestic-violence-allegations-crown-prosecution-service/feed/ 0 Rape investigations ‘undermined by belief that false accusations are rife’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/rape-investigations-undermined-by-belief-that-false-accusations-are-rife-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/rape-investigations-undermined-by-belief-that-false-accusations-are-rife-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:17:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82376 “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.”

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The Guardian, 13th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/rape-investigations-undermined-by-belief-that-false-accusations-are-rife-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Keighley rape trial: Bilal Hussain and Shazad Rehman jailed – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/keighley-rape-trial-bilal-hussain-and-shazad-rehman-jailed-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/keighley-rape-trial-bilal-hussain-and-shazad-rehman-jailed-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:42:37 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82276 “Two men have been jailed for drugging and raping vulnerable under-age girls they found walking the streets.”

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BBC News, 6th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/keighley-rape-trial-bilal-hussain-and-shazad-rehman-jailed-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Three men convicted of sex-trafficking 13-year-old girl – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/three-men-convicted-of-sex-trafficking-13-year-old-girl-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/three-men-convicted-of-sex-trafficking-13-year-old-girl-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:08:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82139 “Three men have been convicting of abducting a 13-year-old girl and forcing her to become their sex slave.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/three-men-convicted-of-sex-trafficking-13-year-old-girl-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Convicted sex offender must serve 37 years for Catherine Gowing murder – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/convicted-sex-offender-must-serve-37-years-for-catherine-gowing-murder-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/convicted-sex-offender-must-serve-37-years-for-catherine-gowing-murder-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:23:51 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82088 “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.”

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The Guardian, 25th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/convicted-sex-offender-must-serve-37-years-for-catherine-gowing-murder-the-guardian/feed/ 0 ‘Sexsomnia’ claim actor Simon Morris jailed for raping teenager – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/sexsomnia-claim-actor-simon-morris-jailed-for-raping-teenager-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/sexsomnia-claim-actor-simon-morris-jailed-for-raping-teenager-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:49:51 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82085 “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.”

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BBC News, 25th February 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/sexsomnia-claim-actor-simon-morris-jailed-for-raping-teenager-bbc-news/feed/ 0 New centres and £4 million to help rape victims – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/new-centres-and-4-million-to-help-rape-victims-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/new-centres-and-4-million-to-help-rape-victims-ministry-of-justice/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:07:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82046 “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.”

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Ministry of Justice, 22nd February 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/new-centres-and-4-million-to-help-rape-victims-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Rape suspects ‘should not be named’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/rape-suspects-should-not-be-named-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/rape-suspects-should-not-be-named-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:15:32 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81928 “Anti-rape campaigners have dismissed proposals for alleged rapists to be granted anonymity to avoid lasting stigma if they are cleared.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/rape-suspects-should-not-be-named-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Bradford prostitute rape gang members jailed – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bradford-prostitute-rape-gang-members-jailed-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bradford-prostitute-rape-gang-members-jailed-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81911 “Three members of a gang who targeted and raped prostitutes in Bradford have been jailed for 12 years.”

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BBC News, 14th February 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bradford-prostitute-rape-gang-members-jailed-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Police watchdog investigates whether force acted quickly enough to arrest Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins over alleged plot to rape baby – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/police-watchdog-investigates-whether-force-acted-quickly-enough-to-arrest-lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-over-alleged-plot-to-rape-baby-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/police-watchdog-investigates-whether-force-acted-quickly-enough-to-arrest-lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-over-alleged-plot-to-rape-baby-the-independent/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:11:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81741 “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.”

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The Independent, 7th February 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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“Under the rule in section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, unless the defendant’s state of mind amounted to insanity in law, beliefs in consent arising from conditions such as delusional psychotic illness or personality disorders had to be judged by objective standards of reasonableness and not by taking into account a mental disorder which induced a belief which could not reasonably arise without it.”

WLR Daily, 31st February 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/regina-v-b-m-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 What is a false allegation of rape? – OUPblog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/what-is-a-false-allegation-of-rape-oupblog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/what-is-a-false-allegation-of-rape-oupblog/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:45:08 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81546 “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.”

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OUPblog, 31st January 2013

Source: www.blog.oup.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/what-is-a-false-allegation-of-rape-oupblog/feed/ 0 Rapist wins damages from government – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/rapist-wins-damages-from-government-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/rapist-wins-damages-from-government-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:12:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81516 “The government has been ordered to pay damages to a convicted rapist because of delays to a review about whether he should be released.”

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BBC News, 29th January 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/rapist-wins-damages-from-government-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Ched Evans rape case: Tenth person fined for naming victim – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/ched-evans-rape-case-tenth-person-fined-for-naming-victim-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/ched-evans-rape-case-tenth-person-fined-for-naming-victim-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:06:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81358 “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.”

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BBC News, 21st January 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/ched-evans-rape-case-tenth-person-fined-for-naming-victim-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Woman jailed for crying rape to cover up cheating on her husband – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/woman-jailed-for-crying-rape-to-cover-up-cheating-on-her-husband-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/woman-jailed-for-crying-rape-to-cover-up-cheating-on-her-husband-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:40:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81293 “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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/woman-jailed-for-crying-rape-to-cover-up-cheating-on-her-husband-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Man who filmed himself raping a woman at knifepoint on his iPad is jailed – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/man-who-filmed-himself-raping-a-woman-at-knifepoint-on-his-ipad-is-jailed-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/man-who-filmed-himself-raping-a-woman-at-knifepoint-on-his-ipad-is-jailed-the-independent/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:51:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81253 “A man who filmed himself raping a woman at knifepoint on his tablet computer was today jailed for six years.”

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The Independent, 14th January 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/man-who-filmed-himself-raping-a-woman-at-knifepoint-on-his-ipad-is-jailed-the-independent/feed/ 0 Liverpool double rapist Mindaugas Budkus jailed – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/liverpool-double-rapist-mindaugas-budkus-jailed-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/liverpool-double-rapist-mindaugas-budkus-jailed-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:56:12 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81242 “A man convicted of raping two women within three weeks in Liverpool has been sentenced to life in prison.”

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BBC News, 11th January 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/liverpool-double-rapist-mindaugas-budkus-jailed-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Fewer than one in 30 rapes lead to a conviction, figures show – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/fewer-than-one-in-30-rapes-lead-to-a-conviction-figures-show-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/fewer-than-one-in-30-rapes-lead-to-a-conviction-figures-show-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:45:31 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81182 “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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/fewer-than-one-in-30-rapes-lead-to-a-conviction-figures-show-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Runaway child rapist David James jailed for 16 years – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/runaway-child-rapist-david-james-jailed-for-16-years-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/runaway-child-rapist-david-james-jailed-for-16-years-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:23:45 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81177 “A child rapist brought back from the US after more than 20 years on the run has been jailed for 16 years.”

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BBC News, 10th January 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/runaway-child-rapist-david-james-jailed-for-16-years-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Metropolitan police pays out over flawed rape investigation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/metropolitan-police-pays-out-over-flawed-rape-investigation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/metropolitan-police-pays-out-over-flawed-rape-investigation-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:15:53 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80863 “The Metropolitan police has made a landmark compensation payout over a flawed rape investigation by one of its elite Sapphire sexual assault units.”

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The Guardian, 13th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/metropolitan-police-pays-out-over-flawed-rape-investigation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Sexual Offences Guidelines Consultations – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/sexual-offences-guidelines-consultations-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/sexual-offences-guidelines-consultations-ministry-of-justice/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:32:59 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80735 Sexual Offences Guideline: Child sex offences committed by young offenders under the age of 18

Sexual Offences Guideline: Exploitation offences

Sexual Offences Guideline: Indecent images of children

Sexual Offences Guideline: Offences against those with a mental disorder

Sexual Offences Guideline: Offences where the victim is a child

Sexual Offences Guideline: Other sexual offences

Sexual offences guideline: Rape and assault offences

Ministry of Justice, 6th December 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/sexual-offences-guidelines-consultations-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 ‘Sexual predator’ Paul Taylor found guilty of 1979 murder of Sally McGrath – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/sexual-predator-paul-taylor-found-guilty-of-1979-murder-of-sally-mcgrath-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/sexual-predator-paul-taylor-found-guilty-of-1979-murder-of-sally-mcgrath-the-independent/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:49:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80719 “A man described as a ‘sexual predator’ has been found guilty of a 1979 murder and five attacks on other women.”

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The Independent, 4th December 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/sexual-predator-paul-taylor-found-guilty-of-1979-murder-of-sally-mcgrath-the-independent/feed/ 0 Man who kidnapped and raped 15-year old school girl jailed – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/man-who-kidnapped-and-raped-15-year-old-school-girl-jailed-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/man-who-kidnapped-and-raped-15-year-old-school-girl-jailed-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:33:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80712 “A man who kidnapped and raped a 15-year old schoolgirl at gunpoint was jailed for life today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/man-who-kidnapped-and-raped-15-year-old-school-girl-jailed-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Repeat rapists to face life sentences – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/repeat-rapists-to-face-life-sentences-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/repeat-rapists-to-face-life-sentences-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:52:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80675 “Criminals who commit a second serious sexual or violent offence will be given automatic life sentences under a new ‘two strikes and you’re out’ law from tomorrow.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/repeat-rapists-to-face-life-sentences-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 In re Press Association – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/in-re-press-association-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/in-re-press-association-wlr-daily/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:42:53 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80519 In re Press Association [2012] EWCA Crim 2434; [2012] WLR (D) 343

“The court did not have the power under section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 nor under section 1(2) of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 to make an order anonymising the name of a defendant. It was for those responsible for decisions relating to publication to ensure that the provisions which protected the public identification of a complainant in sexual cases were obeyed and they did so, not because there were enjoined to do so by judicial order, but because it was a statutory requirement.”

WLR Daily, 21st November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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