Ex-soldier jailed for sex attacks – The Independent
” A former soldier who carried out a string of sex attacks has been jailed indefinitely.”
The Independent, 25th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: rape
Attorney General’s Reference (Nos 11 and 12 of 2012) – WLR daily
Attorney General’s Reference (Nos 11 and 12 of 2012): [2012] EWCA Crim 1119; [2012] WLR (D) 160
“When sentencing for rape of a person under 13, under section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the judge in assessing seriousness had to analyse the circumstances of the offence and consider the deterrent element in sentencing for sexual offences committed against young children, taking into account the fact that exploitative behaviour might be as serious as submission obtained by force, the ages of the offender and victim, and the starting point for such consideration was on page 25 of the Sentencing Guidelines Council guideline Sexual Offences Act 2003 (2007).”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Pair jailed for rape of Luton schoolgirl have their sentences doubled – BBC News
“Two men who raped an 11-year-old girl in Luton have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences more than doubled.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tiverton huntsman John Norrish jailed for four years for party rape – BBC News
“A former huntmaster has been jailed for four years for raping a guest as he gave her a lift home following a ball.”
BBC News, 21st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sky News referred to CPS and attorney general after naming rape victim – The Guardian
“North Wales police have referred Sky News to the Crown Prosecution Service and the attorney general’s office following the accidental broadcast of a rape victim’s name.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rochdale gang jailed for total of 77 years for sexually exploiting young girls – The Guardian
“Nine men have received heavy jail sentences at Liverpool crown court for their part in a child sexual exploitation gang that groomed young vulnerable girls in Rochdale.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rochdale grooming trial: Nine found guilty of child sex charges – BBC News
“Nine men have been convicted of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring in Greater Manchester.”
BBC News, 8th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex abuser Clifford Lown jailed after filming rape – BBC News
“A man who filmed himself raping a woman he had abused when she was a child has been jailed for 20 years.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 1986 Windsor McDonald’s rape – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for eight years for raping a McDonald’s worker in Berkshire in 1986.”
BBC News, 27th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-soldier found guilty of rapes – The Independent
“A former soldier was today convicted of a string of sex attacks during which he told one victim: ‘I don’t believe this, I’m a good-looking bloke’ when she rejected his advances.”
The Independent, 24th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Footballer rape trial: Ched Evans jailed five years, Clayton McDonald cleared – BBC News
“Footballer Ched Evans has been jailed for five years for raping a 19-year-old woman, while another player, Clayton McDonald, has been cleared.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lifelong burglar’ jailed for rape – The Independent
“A ‘lifelong burglar’ who broke into a 60-year-old woman’s flat and raped her was jailed for 12 years today.”
The Independent, 29th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sleepwalking’ rapist jailed for six years – The Guardian
“A man who claimed he was sleepwalking when he raped a 17-year-old girl at a Portuguese holiday resort in 2009 has been jailed for six years.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Is a school responsible for assault on foreign expedition? – UK Human Rights Blog
“In 2005 a group of schoolgirls were taken on a school trip to Belize. While working on a resort, three girls, aged between 15 and 17, were violently raped by the manager of the site.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Australia deports rapist Leslie Cunliffe back to UK – The Independent
“A British rapist who carried out a horrific sex attack likened to The Silence of the Lambs has been deported from Australia to the UK.”
The Independent, 23rd March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Antoni Imiela : M25 rapist guilty of 1987 London rape – BBC News
“A convicted sex attacker has been found guilty of raping a woman in 1987 in south-east London.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Duress, abuse of process and erasing convictions: the questions raised in Regina v A – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“It seems remarkable that if a woman tells a lie when living in permanent fear of being attacked and stabbed she would probably be able to put forward the defence of duress (if that lie tended to pervert the course of justice), but it seems such a defence does not apply if the woman is living in fear of being raped.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th March 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Regina v Feeley – WLR Daily
Regina v Feeley [2012] WLR (D) 83
“Where a defendant was being retried, following a successful appeal against conviction, there was no reason in principle why additional counts should not be added to the indictment.”
WLR Daily, 15th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
False retraction of rape claim case to go to supreme court – The Guardian
“A woman who was jailed for falsely retracting an accusation of rape against her allegedly violent and abusive husband is to take her case to the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex special constable jailed for rape and underage sex – BBC News
“A Suffolk special constable with a fixation for women’s underwear has been jailed for eight years for raping a teenage girl.”
BBC News, 16th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
