“Women jurors are more likely to clear rape defendants because they believe the alleged victim is likely to have been ‘asking for it’, Dame Helen Mirren has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man cleared by the court of appeal of raping a woman cannot sue her for damages, the high court said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping a woman at a railway station in Kent 13 years ago.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who spent two years in jail before being cleared of rape has had his attempt to claim damages from his accuser denied at the High Court.”
BBC News, 30th October 2008
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“A man who spent two years in jail before being cleared of rape has started a High Court bid to claim damages from his accuser.”
BBC News, 27th October 2008
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“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said new Government-funded Sexual Assault Referral Centres across the country will improve the support given to victims.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
” Solicitor General welcomes Court of Appeal Rape Judgment in R v Doody.”
Attorney General’s Office, 24th October 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“A taxi driver has been jailed after being convicted of raping a teenage student in Brighton who could not afford to pay her £6.80 fare home.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Labour MP is seeking to outlaw the defence of sleepwalking in rape cases, arguing that acquittals on such grounds are ‘political correctness gone mad’. ”
BBC News, 15th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A care worker who admitted raping two women, one of them a psychiatric hospital patient, has been sentenced to an indeterminate jail term.”
BBC News, 10th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A teenager who told the police she had been repeatedly raped by her stepfather was told she must bring her bed quilt cover to the police station if she wanted the investigation to continue.”
The Independent, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who raped a schoolgirl after escaping from an open prison was today jailed for a minimum of nine years.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An estate agent has been jailed for six years for raping a woman as she slept.”
BBC News, 30th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Compensation has still not been paid in full to some rape victims who had their payouts incorrectly reduced because they had been drinking when attacked.”
BBC News, 30th September 2008
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“A teenage rape victim has claimed other victims of her attacker could have been spared their ordeal had he been prosecuted over the allegations she made against him.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A barman who admitted raping a 12 year old girl he met through a social networking site has walked free from court after convincing a judge he was tricked into believing she was 19.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The actress stepped into a political and social minefield when she claimed date rape should not be a matter for the courts. Paul Vallely examines an issue which raises divisive issues of women’s rights and personal responsibility.”
The Independent, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“With rape convictions at an all-time low, and tales of unsympathetic police treatment rife, many women don’t report attacks. Here, one woman who was brutally assaulted explains why it is vital to tell the police.”
The Guardian, 15th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A convicted rapist sexually assaulted and murdered a teenage girl only months after he had been downgraded to the lowest risk level by public protection officials, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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