Month: July 2020
We are facing the ‘decriminalisation of rape’, warns victims’ commissioner | Rape and sexual assault
Rape has effectively been decriminalised as a result of a collapse in prosecutions that has allowed many offenders to escape justice, according to the victims’ commissioner for England and Wales. […]
Ex-Labour MP faces jail after admitting child abuse image offence | UK news
The former Labour MP Eric Joyce is facing a prison sentence and has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register after he admitted to making an indecent image of […]
Adventures in forfeiture – brothels and specifying the breach
Marchitelli v 15 Westgate Terrace Ltd (2020) UKUT 192 (LC) An Upper Tribunal appeal of an FTT decision that the leaseholder, Ms M, was in breach of lease, and specifically […]
What to do when you find CSAM or evidence of child sex trafficking online
In the year 2000, just about half of all American adults were online. Today, nine-in-ten adults use the internet in the United States, according to Pew Research Center. And in […]
Major failures led to accidental release of serial rapist, report finds | Prisons and probation
Significant failings by prison and probation staff, and a policy of not recalling high risk prisoners to alleviate pressure on a growing prison population, saw serial rapist Joseph McCann mistakenly […]