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Do We Need a Victims Commissioner?
- DanBC 7y agoThis article by an English barrister describes some worrying changes to law that have already happened in England and Wales, and some worrying proposals. It mentions Carl Beech. If you haven't heard of that case he was a fantasist who claimed to have been sexually abused by a high profile paedophile ring, causing huge amounts of police investigation and arrests. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49048972 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49048972 The article mentions the Sexual Offences Act 2003. That's here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/pdfs/ukpga_20030042_en.pdf https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/pdfs/ukpga_2003... And the Crown Prosecution Service guidance is here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/rape-and-sexual-offences-chapter-2-sexual-offences-act-2003-principal-offences-and https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/rape-and-sexual-offenc...
- deogeo 7y ago'Worrying changes' is putting it lightly. For those who haven't read the article - there is a very alarming trend of reducing double-jeopardy protections in England. I.e. to allow people to be tried for the same crime again, even if they were found not guilty the first time.