Two rugby players cleared of rape following nine-week trial
Ireland rugby internationals Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been acquitted of rape after a nine-week trial. The pair had always denied raping the same woman at a house in
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High Court quash the release of black cab rapist amid Parole Board concerns
High Court judges who overturned a decision to release black cab rapist John Worboys from prison said a number of “striking features” of his case “give rise to concern”. They
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Victim challenged decision to realease John Worboys ‘to give women confidence’
One of the women who won a landmark ruling over the decision to release black cab rapist John Worboys said she fought the case because she does not want others
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Attempt to secure annonymity for rape accused in civil case is refused
An attempt to grant a man acquitted of rape anonymity in a civil case brought by his alleged victim has been rejected. Stephen Coxen, from Bury in Lancashire, is being
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Jury at rugby players rape trial expected to start deliberations on Tuesday
Jurors at the rape trial of two Irish rugby internationals could be sent out to deliberate on their verdict on Tuesday, a court has heard. Judge Patricia Smyth told the
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Judge tells jurors in rugby players rape trial to set aside emotion and prejudice
Emotion and prejudice have no part to play in deciding whether two Irish rugby internationals are guilty of rape, jurors at their trial have been told. The panel of eight
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Regional breakdown reveals nearly 500 sex offenders ‘missing in Britian’
Police have lost tabs on nearly 500 registered sex offenders in Britain, according to a report. The missing include rapists and paedophiles, including some who disappeared more than a decade
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Work and Pensions Secretary accused of callous disregard over ‘rape clause’
Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey has been accused of “callous disregard” after insisting the UK Government’s so-called rape clause “strikes the right balance”. Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale
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Rape liaison officer who saved child pictures of ‘attractive’ victim jailed for two years
A sexual offences liaison officer who found a rape victim in his care “attractive” has been jailed after he hacked into her Facebook account and downloaded pictures of her as
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Defence lawyers say rugby players rape charge ‘flawed to it’s core’
Morals, emotion and sympathy should not be considered in the rape trial of two high profile rugby players, a defence barrister has said. Instead, the jury of eight men and
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