Grant Thorowgood jailed for 1980 rape in Slough – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for raping a woman in her home in 1980 while her two-year-old daughter slept upstairs.”
BBC News, 26th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: rape
Minimum 28 years in jail for rapist who murdered pensioner – The Independent
“A rapist who murdered a pensioner has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum 28 years behind bars.”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rochdale grooming case: Review to be launched – BBC News
“A serious case review is to be launched into child sexual exploitation in Rochdale following the conviction of nine men for grooming in May.”
BBC News, 14th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student jailed for raping sleeping woman in halls of residence – Daily Telegraph
“The former president of a students’ union has been jailed for five years for raping a ‘drunk or sleeping’ student in his halls of residence, after a judge claims he ‘submitted to temptation’.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rape Myths – BBC Radio 4
“The law is clear, but still misunderstandings abound. Jenni Murray talks to Alison Saunders, head of the Crown Prosecution Service in London, and Lisa Longstaff, Project Coordinator of Women Against Rape.”
BBC Radio 4, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Craig Murray’s Newsnight outburst: the law on anonymity should be tightened – Head of Legal
“Last night on the BBC’s Newsnight, Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, named one of the women whose evidence has led Swedish prosecutors to seek the extradition of Julian Assange.”
Head of Legal, 21st August 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
Man guilty of raping three children – The Independent
“A man pleaded guilty today to raping three young children he had drugged and who were also forced to sexually abuse each other while he watched.”
The Independent, 20th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fall in reported rapes ‘shows victims’ lack of confidence in Met’s sex crime unit’ – The Guardian
“The number of rapes being reported to Scotland Yard has fallen significantly amid claims of crumbling confidence among victims towards the Met’s specialist sex crimes operation, Sapphire.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coronation Street storyline encourages rape victim to report attack – Daily Telegraph
“A babysitter who raped an eight year old boy more than a decade ago was jailed after his victim went to the police after being inspired by a storyline on Coronation Street.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Fresh inquest into hanged officer who accused her two colleagues of rape – The Independent
“A fresh inquest has been ordered into the death of a military police officer who was found hanged after accusing two colleagues of rape, her family’s lawyers said today.”
The Independent, 8th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Telford brothers convicted of child sex offences – BBC News
“Two brothers from Telford have been found guilty of 25 counts of sexual offences against young girls.”
BBC News, 8th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist who posed as cabbie jailed for eight years – The Guardian
“An unlicensed taxi driver who raped a woman on Christmas Eve after she left a nightclub has been jailed for eight years.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rochdale grooming gang leader gets 22 years – BBC News
“The jailed leader of a Rochdale sex ring has received a further term of 22 years for 30 child rape charges.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rochdale grooming trial: investigation to focus on victims, not ethnicity, says DPP – Daily Telegraph
“Kier Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has said that a review into child sexual exploitation would focus on the failure to listen to victims rather than the ethnicity of the perpetrators.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Report into cases of Violence Against Women and Girls – Crown Prosecution Service
“The CPS has tried to find ways of assessing the impact it has on improving the safety of the victims in cases of violence against women and girls.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Women sue the Met over handling of sexual assault cases – The Guardian
“Women who say they were let down by the Metropolitan police when they reported rape and sexual assault, including two who were attacked by the taxi driver John Worboys, are suing the force. The women are attempting to establish that police who fail to investigate such crimes properly are violating victims’ human rights.”
The Guardian, 20th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Domestic violence conviction rates at all-time high – The Guardian
“Domestic violence conviction rates are at their highest after a four-year campaign by prosecutors to tackle violence against women and girls, the director of public prosecutions will announce on Monday.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
