‘Rape of vulnerable women, especially those with learning difficulties, has effectively been “decriminalised”, according to a research academic employed by the country’s largest police force.’
The Independent, 28th February 2014
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‘Two women who were sexually assaulted by London taxi driver John Worboys have won a High Court victory in their bid to get compensation from the police.’
BBC News, 28th February 2014
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‘A coroner’s ruling into the death of a soldier who said she had been raped and bullied has been unexpectedly delayed after lawyers for the military revealed they had uncovered new documents, including a reference to a diary and mobile phones the woman’s family say were never passed to them.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Members of a child sex gang responsible for raping and sexually abusing girls as young as 12 in Peterborough were jailed at the Old Bailey today.’
The Independent, 20th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A £500,000 fund to provide help, including counselling and advice, to male victims of rape and sexual violence is to be launched on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Coronation Street star William Roache was acquitted of two counts of rape and five charges of indecent assault on Thursday at the end of a trial that raised questions about the decision of police and prosecutors to press charges.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2014
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‘A couple who trafficked a 10-year-old girl to the UK and kept her as a servant for almost a decade have had their sentences increased.’
BBC News, 4th February 2014
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‘A police and crime commissioner has called for a review of how sex offence complainants are treated by the courts after the death of a woman days after a jury acquitted a man accused of raping her.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission is to investigate the death of a woman who twice gave evidence in the trial of a man accused of raping her.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service is investigating whether thousands of suspected rape cases have been wrongly discontinued over the last two years because police forces or its own lawyers are misinterpreting official guidelines.’
The Independent, 4th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘New figures show wide variations in the way police record and classify rape allegations across the 43 police forces in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 31st January 2014
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‘Official concern over a “culture of disbelief” in rape cases has been raised as new figures show that some police forces are writing off up to a third of all allegations reported to them.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The hidden plight of women asylum seekers detained in Britain is exposed today as a major new report warns that female rape and torture victims are being locked up indefinitely, suffering from depression and being intimidated by male guards.’
The Independent, 29th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man jailed for life last year after being convicted of raping a woman in her bedroom in 1997 has won a two-year reduction in his minimum term.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two men and three teenage boys have been found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults on young girls.
Zdeno Mirga, 18, Hassan Abdulla, 33, and three boys were convicted at the Old Bailey. The Crown Prosecution Service said it was one of the “worst cases” of child sex abuse it had seen.’
BBC News, 15th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court, 18th December 2014
‘A paedophile who directed filmed rapes of young children live on the internet has been jailed for 14 years.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four people have been jailed for their role in the trafficking and sexual exploitation of an Eastern European woman brought into Kent.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Paedophile Lostprophets’ singer Ian Watkins is beginning a 35-year sentence for child sex offences, including attempted rape of a baby.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for rape after his victim worked up the courage to tell police the day after serving on the jury of another abuse trial.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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