Cambridgeshire man jailed for sex assaults on girls – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2011 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

“A man who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl and raped a teenager 20 years ago has been jailed for 12 years.”

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BBC News, 29th July 2011

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Paul Wilson: Ex-Little Stars Nursery worker jailed – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2011 in blackmail, child abuse, internet, news, rape, sentencing, sexual grooming by tracey

“A former nursery worker has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison for raping a toddler and inciting the sexual abuse of 22 girls.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2011

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Rapist infected woman with hepatitis C – BBC News

Posted July 25th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by tracey

“A sex attacker who infected a woman with hepatitis C when he broke into her south London home and raped her has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 21st July 2011

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Rape and torture victims turned away from collapsed advice service – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 18th, 2011 in immigration, Immigration Advisory Service, news, rape, torture, victims by sally

“Rape and torture victims were turned away from the collapsed Immigration Advisory Service last week, a former employee has told the Gazette.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 18th July 2011

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Discourteous and disrespectful, but not rape: the Assange defence – The Independent

Posted July 13th, 2011 in extradition, news, rape, sexual offences by tracey

“Julian Assange’s sexual behaviour was ‘disrespectful, discourteous and pushing the boundaries’ – but not rape, the WikiLeaks founder’s legal team insists, in a change of strategy they hope will save him from extradition to Sweden.”

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The Independent, 13th July 2011

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Gene Benjamin jailed for string of rapes in Bournemouth – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A serial rapist who targeted women in a Dorset town over six years has been given four life sentences.”

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BBC News, 8th July 2011

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Nottingham school worker jailed for raping girl, 13 – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by tracey

“A Nottingham man who worked at a school has been jailed for raping a 13-year-old girl. Mikhail Mohammad, 45, of Radford, was sentenced to 10 years for rape and nine months for fraud for failing to disclose a previous conviction.”

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BBC News, 8th July 2011

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Guidance Perverting the Course of Justice – Charging in cases involving rape and/or domestic violence allegations – Crown Prosecution Service

“This guidance applies to cases where a complainant of rape or domestic violence: makes a false allegation,
retracts an allegation, or withdraws a retraction.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 7th July 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Keir Starmer: Rape claims retracted out of fear should not lead to charges – The Guardian

“Director of public prosecutions issues guidance to help distinguish genuine victims in danger of attack.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2011

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‘Sexsomnia’ sufferer cleared of rape – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2011 in news, rape, sleepwalking by sally

“A man accused of raping a teenage girl walked free from court today after successfully arguing he could not stop himself from having sex while asleep.”

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The Guardian, 4th July 2011

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Ronald Toms faces jail for 1987 Ammanford sex attack – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2011 in assault, attempts, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man who sexually assaulted an 84-year-old widow in a ‘terrifying’ attack in her own home 24 years ago has been told he will be jailed.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

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Ed Miliband challenges David Cameron over retention of DNA in rape cases – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in DNA, news, rape by sally

“David Cameron has refused to be driven into another policy U-turn on crime after rejecting calls from Ed Miliband for DNA to be routinely retained in rape cases.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2011

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Asylum seeker faces deportation despite police investigation into rape – The Guardian

Posted June 22nd, 2011 in asylum, deportation, news, rape, victims by sally

“A failed asylum seeker was due to be deported to Nigeria despite an ongoing police investigation into allegations that she was raped in Britain.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2011

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Michael Tomlinson jailed for 1978 Cleethorpes rape – BBC News

Posted June 17th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man who admitted raping a 17-year-old girl 32 years ago has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2011

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Sunderland Council apologises after rape by boy, 11 – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2011 in children, local government, mental health, news, rape, social services by sally

“A council has apologised for mistakes which led to an 11-year-old raping another boy.”

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BBC News, 15th June 2011

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Teacher jailed indefinitely for sexual abuse – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2011 in attempts, children, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“A primary school teacher who filmed himself sexually abusing young girls in his classroom has been jailed indefinitely.”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2011

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Serial rapist jailed indefinitely – The Independent

Posted June 10th, 2011 in DNA, fraud, news, rape, recidivists, sentencing by michael

“A serial rapist who subjected three strangers to terrifying assaults in a 10-week period was jailed indefinitely for public protection today.”

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The Independent, 10th June 2011

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Farhan Ahmed jailed for Nelson pensioner’s rape – BBC News

Posted June 9th, 2011 in news, offensive weapons, rape, sentencing by tracey

“An 18-year-old man has been sentenced indefinitely for the knifepoint rape of a pensioner in her Lancashire home.”

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BBC News, 9th June 2011

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Kenneth Clarke drops shorter jail terms for rapists after tussle with Cameron – The Guardian

Posted June 9th, 2011 in guilty pleas, news, rape, sentencing by tracey

“Justice secretary Kenneth Clarke has been forced by Number 10 to abandon a plan to give rapists, and other serious offenders, a 50% sentence discount in return for early guilty pleas, but he is fiercely resisting Treasury demands to make his justice ministry bear the multi-million pound cost.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2011

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Eight years average term for rape – The Independent

Posted May 26th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing, statistics by sally

“One in seven rapists is sentenced to four years or less in jail, figures showed today.”

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The Independent, 26th May 2011

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