EXCLUSIVE: Number of men who are reporting rape across Tayside triples in six months
There has been a huge spike in the number of men who have reported being raped across Tayside in the past six months.
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It is no wonder rape victims fear they will not be believed, commissioner warns
People who are raped face a “culture of disbelief” when trying to obtain justice, the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales has said.
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When she was just a teenager, Sarah endured one of the most harrowing experiences anyone can go through.
Men who filmed themselves raping a woman in a Soho club facing jail
Two men are facing jail after being convicted of raping a woman in a Soho nightclub so brutally she required surgery in the wake of the attack.
‘If a not proven verdict hadn’t been available, my attacker could have been found guilty’: Dundee woman speaks out after Scottish jury research
A young Dundee woman whose former boyfriend was acquitted of raping her believes that if the not proven verdict was not available her alleged attacker might have been found guilty.
Rape becoming ‘effectively decriminalised’ after drop in prosecutions
Campaigners have argued rape is becoming “effectively decriminalised” as “appalling” new figures show prosecutions for the crime in England and Wales have slumped, despite record volumes of cases reported to police.
Slump in rape prosecutions despite record number of allegations
The number of people prosecuted for rape in England and Wales has slumped, despite record volumes of cases being reported to police, new figures show.
Cyprus ‘false rape claim’ Briton says retraction was coerced, defence team says
A 19-year-old British woman pleaded not guilty in a Cyprus court to a public mischief charge for making what prosecutors say was a false claim that she was raped by 12 Israelis at a holiday resort on the east Mediterranean island nation.
British teenager pleads not guilty in Cyprus ‘false rape claim’ case
A 19-year-old British woman has pleaded not guilty in a Cyprus court to a public mischief charge for making what prosecutors say was a false claim that she was raped by 12 Israelis at a holiday resort on the east Mediterranean island nation.
SCOTLAND: Teenager raped four girls and attacked fifth with razor blade
A teenager who raped four victims and horrifically attacked a fifth with a razor blade has been locked up for six years.
Dundee man who carried out sex attacks on 11-year-old boy jailed for eight years
A rapist who carried out a series of perverted sex acts on vulnerable teenagers in Dundee was yesterday jailed for eight years .
Fife woman raped by two men after one pretended to be taxi driver
Two men have been convicted of raping a teenager after New Year celebrations in Fife in 2017.
Oritse Williams’ manager tells court he touched woman during alleged rape
Boy band star Oritse Williams’ tour manager has told a jury he tried to start a threesome as the singer had “cringey and awkward” sex with a fan.
Ex-boy band singer baffled by ‘crazy’ rape claim, court told
Former JLS star Oritse Willams told police he was bewildered by a “crazy” rape allegation being made by a woman he met at a gig, a jury has heard.
SCOTLAND: Rape victim quizzed by police because she had dating app Tinder on her phone
A woman who was brutally raped in an Aberdeen park claims that police thought she had gone to meet her attacker – because she had a dating app on her phone.
Jail for beast who raped woman, raped 8-year-old girl and tried to rape second 8-year-old in Dundee
A man who carried out attacks on two girls and twice raped a woman was jailed for nine years.
Opinion split on scrapping ‘not proven’ verdict following alleged Dundee rape case
A Dundee woman’s call to end not proven verdicts in Scottish courts has split opinion.
POLL: Woman who ‘recorded herself being raped by ex’ calls for end of not proven verdict
A young woman who claims to have recorded herself being raped by her former boyfriend has taken her campaign for a change in the law to a Dundee MSP.
BREAKING: Six years in jail for Tayside man who brutally raped father-of-two
A man was ordered to be detained for six years and placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely after brutally raping a father-of-two.
Paedophile police officer found guilty of raping girl, 13
A paedophile police officer has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.