This blog has previously bemoaned the lack of education about consent. BBC Three this week tried to plug the gap with its programme “Is this Rape? Sex on Trial”. I watched with trepidation, but the result was much better than I expected. It allowed discussion by 24 young people who showed themselves to be thoughtful … Continue reading
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Sexual Offences Handbook – Review by Andrew Keogh, Crimeline
This book review was first posted by Andrew Keogh on his Crimeline website on 1 May 2015. Publication of this updated text is timely given the rise in prosecutions for sexual offences and the heightened public scrutiny of the trial process. Practitioners in this field go to court ill equipped at their peril, and therefore need … Continue reading
The UK Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry
News this week that the structure of the Child Sexual Abuse inquiry is in question once again as victims groups express concern in relation to appointed panellists. Reports in The Independent here and in The Guardian UK here came as two of our co-authors wrote on these issues for Huffington Post and the Solicitors Journal. To … Continue reading
Rolf Harris, indecent images and the dangers of the dark net
News of concern over child abuse on the dark net came within a month of the children’s entertainer and artist Rolf Harris being convicted and sentenced for historic indecent assaults on more than one complainant. The full sentencing remarks are here. Other counts for making indecent images of children were separated and then not pursued. News reports … Continue reading
Sexual Violence in Conflict – practical solutions?
“It is my strong belief that when it comes to sexual violence, we cannot expect peace without justice, reparation without recognition, and sustainable development without the full empowerment of those who have suffered sexual violence or are at risk.” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon There is a global summit to end sexual violence in … Continue reading
