The sexual behaviour of undercover police fits the definition of rape – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2013 in consent, deceit, investigatory powers, news, police, rape, women by sally

“The case law shows that undercover police officers who slept with protesters are on dangerous legal ground.”

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The Guardian, 28th June 2013

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Oxford sex grooming gang jailed for life – Daily Telegraph

“Members of an Oxford gang who groomed vulnerable young girls for sex, repeatedly raping them and threatening to kill them if they told anyone, have been jailed for life.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2013

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R v Brown (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) – Supreme Court

R v Brown (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) [2013] UKSC 43 | UKSC 2011/0233 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 26th June 2013

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At last: Rapist Wendell Baker finally found guilty of 1997 attack after police bungles – The Independent

Posted June 26th, 2013 in DNA, double jeopardy, evidence, news, police, rape by sally

“A rapist was finally convicted today after a series of police and prosecution blunders allowed him to evade justice for 15 years following his merciless attack on a pensioner inside her own home.”

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The Independent, 25th June 2013

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Rapist cab driver sent to prison – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2013 in abuse of position of trust, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, taxis by sally

“An unlicensed cab driver was jailed for seven years and three months today after being found guilty of raping a female passenger.”

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The Independent, 24th June 2013

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Rapist army captain convicted of three more attacks – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 19th, 2013 in armed forces, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A former army captain, who was serving an eight year sentence for raping three women, has been jailed for life after being convicted of three further rapes.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2013

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Bar pledges full support for CPS Advocate Panel extension to safeguard children involved in sexual offences – The Bar Council

Posted June 14th, 2013 in barristers, children, news, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences, victims by sally

“The Bar Council, the Circuit Leaders and the Criminal Bar Association have today announced their joint support for the extension of the Crown Prosecution Services’ (CPS) Advocate Panel’s rape remit to include sexual offences involving children.”

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The Bar Council, 13th June 2013

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Rape suspect on trial again under double jeopardy law – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 13th, 2013 in DNA, double jeopardy, news, rape by sally

“A builder cleared of raping a pensioner in her bedroom despite matching DNA evidence has gone on trial again under the double jeopardy law.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2013

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Calix v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily

Calix v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2013] UKPC 15; [2013] WLR (D) 219

“Oddity of personality did not of itself diminish the value of one’s good character and, therefore, a judge had erred in reducing a plaintiff’s damages for malicious prosecution on the basis that his reputation and social standing did not amount to much because he had chosen to withdraw from society and live as a recluse.”

WLR Daily, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Opemipo Jaji jailed for raping girl, 11, in Enfield park – BBC News

“A man has been jailed for life, and ordered to serve a minimum of eight years, for raping an 11-year-old girl.”

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BBC News, 7th June 2013

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Men jailed over rape of boy, 14, in Manchester Debenhams – BBC News

Posted June 6th, 2013 in assault, children, closed circuit television, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“Two men have been jailed for 15 years for raping a boy, 14, in the toilets of a Manchester department store.”

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BBC News, 6th June 2013

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Breaking the taboo: One rape victim tells her story – BBC News

Posted June 3rd, 2013 in consent, evidence, news, prosecutions, rape, statistics, victims by sally

“It is estimated that 12,000 men and 85,000 women on average are raped in England and Wales every year, but it is not an issue that is talked about openly. One woman has waived her anonymity and bravely spoken about her story, from reporting the attack to bringing her rapist to justice.”

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BBC News, 3rd May 2013

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Retired priest jailed over sex attacks at children’s home – The Guardian

“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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Man jailed for abuse of ‘enslaved’ woman in London – BBC News

Posted May 16th, 2013 in news, rape, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

“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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Regina (F) v Director of Public Prosecutions – WLR Daily

Posted May 16th, 2013 in consent, Crown Prosecution Service, law reports, prosecutions, rape by sally

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

Oxford gang found guilty of grooming and sexually exploiting girls – The Guardian

“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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Attorneys General support prosecutions of rape in conflicts – Attorney General’s Office

Posted May 10th, 2013 in attorney general, international relations, news, prosecutions, rape by sally

“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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Police cautions issued for sex crimes, arson and robbery – BBC News

Posted May 8th, 2013 in cautions, news, police, rape, sexual offences by sally

“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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Anonymity Before Charge – Part I – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

Posted May 7th, 2013 in anonymity, Law Commission, news, rape, sexual offences by sally

“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

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CPS: ‘Stuart Hall is an opportunistic predator’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in children, news, rape, sexual offences by sally

“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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