‘The number of rapes recorded by the police in England and Wales has risen by 31% in the past year to 24,043 – the highest level for at least 10 years, according to the Office for National Statistics.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A sadistic couple who bullied a schoolgirl into submission with “black magic” threats before she was raped have been jailed for 17 years.’
The Independent, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who raped and sexually assaulted a tourist in Manchester city centre has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘British court rules extradition of 48-year-old Tobias Bowen would breach human rights because he faces an “indefinite” sentence if convicted of sex crimes in New York.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A joint protocol, created and implemented by the Crown Prosecution Service and the Police has been launched today [Thursday 8 January 2015], setting out how to deal with all rape cases from the initial complaint to after the verdict in a trial.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th January 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The “innocent man wrongly imprisoned who fights a valiant struggle to secure his freedom” is a long used trope in our culture. The hero is normally a sympathetic figure, heroically taking on the establishment.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th January 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are experiencing a 30% surge in the number of rape trials as courts struggle to cope with a backlog of historical allegations and fresh cases.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The attorney general’s office is considering whether a website supporting convicted rapist Ched Evans breached contempt of court laws.’
BBC News, 6th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Footballer Ched Evans is still looking for a new club after being released from prison last October, having served half of a five-year sentence for the rape of a 19-year-old woman in a hotel in May 2011.’
BBC News, 6th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A consultant paediatrician raped and indecently assaulted young girls in the 1970s and 80s thinking he was “bomb-proof” because no one would believe a child over him, a jury has been told.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Attempts by Ched Evans to resurrect his football career were quashed last night after the British government stepped in to prevent the convicted rapist plying his trade overseas.’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for five years for raping a woman during a night out to celebrate his 18th birthday.’
The Independent, 16th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Maoist activist accused of keeping three women in domestic servitude for 30 years has been charged with 25 offences including rape and child cruelty.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Ray Teret – known as Ugli Ray – used celebrity status in the Manchester club scene to prey on ‘starstruck’ victims.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Eleanor de Freitas’ tragic death was just days before she was due to stand trial for perverting the course of justice. The pending inquest will deal with the circumstances surrounding her death and I do not want to interfere with that process. However the case has understandably raised questions about private prosecutions in these types of cases and why the CPS took over and continued this particular case.’
CPS News Brief, 9th December 2014
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
‘The most senior judge in England and Wales today said men who prey on vulnerable young girls for sex will be dealt with “severely”, as he dismissed appeals from four paedophile groomers.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A DJ friend of Jimmy Savile has been found guilty of using his celebrity status to groom and then rape underage girls. Over more than 30 years, Ray Teret, 73, used nightclubs and youth discos across Manchester to meet impressionable underage girls. He would then take them back to his flat and rape them.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An inquiry into the rape conviction of Welsh footballer Ched Evans has begun by the body that examines potential miscarriages of justice.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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