Victim retraction does not mean the allegation is false, and I've already linked to a crown prosecution service document that gives details of a case where the

Victim retraction does not mean the allegation is false, and I've already linked to a crown prosecution service document that gives details of a case where the retraction was false, the original allegation was true. We have 150,000 rapes each year; we have 6,000 prosectutions; fewer than 200 collapse because of victim retraction; and we have 35 prosecutions for making a false allegation. > In how many cases did men confess to rape, and how many of those were prosecuted? i: I don't understand what that tells you? and ii: we don't have reliable stats. We can say how many men entered a guilty plea. 2,635 Convictions 1,522 Guilty plea 1,112 Conviction after trial 1 Proved in absence