Piers Morgan once asked William Roache about bedding 1000 women. Roache gave no clear answer. The prosecution were prevented from asking Roache the same question in the recent rape trial even though his evidence appeared different from what he had intimated on TV. Why? Because Roache was on trial for rape not for what we … Continue reading
Ian Watkins, former singer in the Lostprophets, yesterday pleaded guilty to attempted rape and sexual assault of a child under 13 (but not guilty to rape) and he “also admitted three counts of sexual assault involving children and six involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of possessing an extreme … Continue reading
Overview On 17 October 2013, the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) published new guidance on the prosecution of child sexual abuse cases. The DPP said it marks “the biggest shift in attitudes in a generation” in terms of the prosecution of child sexual abuse cases. He also said that it demonstrates that the CPS – and … Continue reading
Big stories in the news recently: Savile, Hall, Le Vell, Harris all give rise to questions about the law in relation to rape and other sexual allegations. The Sexual Offences Handbook contains all the law, practice and procedure from 1957 in relation to alleged sexual offending by and against men, women and children. You can … Continue reading
