uk-sexual-assault
This trial is an important symbol of the power of 14 months’ worth of #MeToo momentum
At a time when the news is plagued with cases of #MeToo and sexual assault, how can we tackle the issue if we can’t even establish what constitutes rape?
Gaps in evidence meant half of all cases did not make it beyond police investigation stage.
The alleged incident happened in August.
He terrorised lone women in a string of late-night attacks.
We need to entrench the idea of enthusiastic consent. Until that happens, victims will continue to be let down by the criminal justice system
Myths about how rape victims are expected to behave continue to pollute our society, and jurors are taking these attitudes with them into the court room
The board found he had a “sense of sexual entitlement”, a “need to control women” and a belief that “rape was acceptable”. So why was he granted parole the first time?
She has had to move house four times, hire a private security detail, has not been able to return to her job. The idea that anyone would willingly bring this upon themselves is as bizarre as it is damaging
He has been bailed and women are urged to remain alert.