“I think that the average person in the country would be quite surprised to hear that a letter of sorrow is all an alleged rape victim can expect in cases where such errors are made.”
offences. This was a 26% increase from 55,678 in the year ending March 2021, and other sexual offences increased by 35% to 124,353 compared with 92,212 the previous year.
In response, the Labour Party has called for an urgent review of the appeals system for victims if cases are dropped. “They would be further horrified to understand that this means potentially dangerous offenders face no consequences.”
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