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Cry Rape |
25th September 2008 |
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How false allegations of rape impact on the lives of the accused and their families
According to Home Office research between three and nine percent of all reports of rape are found to be false. It’s an issue that particularly affects young people, with those aged between 16-25 making up both the largest group of victims and the accused. Such cases make gripping headlines in the newspapers, but so terrible is the stigma of being charged with sexual assault that the impact on the lives of those unfairly accused, and their families, can be devastating. But should concern about false allegations of rape bring into question whether the anonymity rule bears review?
Sheila is joined by Sharon Tysoe, whose son was falsely accused of rape and by Jennifer Temkin, Professor of Law at the University of Sussex and author of "Rape and the Legal Process and by James Keeley, barrister.www.false-allegations.org.uk
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