‘Jurors in rape trials will be told more about the previous sexual behaviour of male defendants in a bid to increase the chances of conviction.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for nine years after his wife of 10 years found videos on his phone showing him raping her as she slept.’
The Independent, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A primary school teacher who watched a live stream of a six-year-old boy being raped has been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Partners Andrew Bristow and Michael Peters have had their jail terms increased after referral by the Attorney General.’
Attorney General's Office, 21st July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Abuser John Bell sentenced to 17 years in prison.’
The Independent, 21st July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former soldier who raped and killed a schoolgirl has been jailed for 12 years, four decades after an innocent man went to prison for the crime.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Loughborough University rapist will now be locked up for over 11 years following ULS referral from the Solicitor General.’
Attorney General's Office, 13th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A man has been convicted of raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in 1976.’
BBC News, 13th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An Uber driver who waited outside London bars and targeted drunk women to rape, has been jailed for 12 years.’
The Independent, 13th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who invented a series of false rape and sexual assault allegations against innocent men has been convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th July 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘An 87-year-old man has been jailed for 15 years for attacks on girls aged eight and 12.’
BBC News, 24th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former nursery worker who blackmailed and raped a teenage boy has been jailed for 16 years for what a judge called “a disturbing catalogue of sexual corruption and deviancy”.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who fled to Pakistan after raping a teenage girl has been jailed after he was caught trying to return to the UK.’
BBC News, 21st May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men have been jailed after pleading guilty to photographing sexual assaults on children more than a decade ago.’
BBC News, 18th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and assaulting a baby by a court in Newcastle.’
The Independent, 12th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ten men have been cautioned by police after revealing the identity of the woman who accused footballer Ched Evans of rape.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Women who have a child conceived due to rape will have to fill in an eight-page form to prevent the Government from withdrawing their tax credits.’
The Independent, 6th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Rape victims are routinely denied compensation because they have convictions for minor offences such as failing to pay a TV licence, according to a new study.’
The Independent, 5th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The head of the Crown Prosecution Service has launched a public attack on a sitting judge, accusing him of “victim-blaming” and peddling “discredited rape myths”.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Amanda and Paul Stubbs give first interview after prosecutors drop charges against daughter’s fellow student.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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