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‘Guilty men have got away with it’: fears over rise of ‘sexsomnia’ defence in rape cases
Concerns that rare sleep disorder is being used as an ‘escape route’ in sexual offence trials...
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Labour to give police emergency powers to charge domestic abuse suspects
Crime crackdown plan also gives victims of rape and sexual assault the right to specialist support...
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Crown Prosecution Service lawyers trivialise teen sexual abuse, report says
Exclusive: Independent examination of rape prosecutions hears lawyers are ‘obsessed’ with credibility of victims and use...