Prosecutors may be failing to file charges in alleged rape cases because of “myths and stereotypes” about the women bringing the complaints, the Victims’ Commissioner has warned. Dame Vera Baird
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Victims of sexual assault are getting a “terrible deal” from the criminal justice system and are often only believed if they have behaved like saints, Baroness Newlove has warned. The
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A “vile and abhorrent” serial rapist who violently attacked six women over a 13-year period has been jailed for 20 years, police have said. Mark Scott, 34, was found guilty
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Black cab rapist John Worboys has pleaded guilty to drugging four more women. The 62-year-old, who now goes by the name John Derek Radford, targeted women who hailed his cab
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A “devious and manipulative” former police officer who was determined to “engage in sexualised behaviour with young girls” repeatedly raped one victim after plying her with alcohol, a court heard.
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Campaigners say they are prepared to take the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to court over claims sexual offences cases are being “dropped” without good reason. A UK-wide coalition of women’s
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Detectives have welcomed the conviction of two men for raping a young woman who got into a car she thought was a taxi after a night out. Driver Abel Muntean
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Former JLS star Oritse Williams has been cleared of raping a woman in his hotel room following a solo concert. Jurors at Wolverhampton Crown Court deliberated for around two hours
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A former driving instructor has been jailed for 18 years after raping a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting a number of his pupils. Martyn Rees (pictured) was arrested by Staffordshire
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Ministers must “get a grip” and deal with the “appalling” rate of rape prosecutions, Labour has said. Shadow solicitor general Nick Thomas-Symonds (pictured) highlighted the latest official figures which show
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