judge slams police

Subject: judge slams police
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bozzalad 15.12.17 - 10:14am
'I can't explain the torture of the past two years': Student's relief after his r*pe trial collapses as judge slams police for sitting on evidence that CLEARED him including messages from 'victim' asking for casual sex and discussing violent fantasies
Liam Allan, 22, was on bail for almost two years before his trial ceased yesterday
The judge called for inquiry of the 'highest level' of Crown Prosecution Service
Student accused of six r*pes and six sexual assaults and faced ten year jail term
Alleged victim told police she didn't enjoy sex and officers failed to review texts
Trial collapsed when 40,000 messages revealed she pestered him for sex

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bozzalad 15.12.17 - 10:15am
A judge has called for an inquiry after the trial of a student accused of r*pe collapsed after police failed to reveal she sent him messages asking for casual sex and revealing her own violent sexual fantasies.

Liam Allan, 22, was on bail for almost two years and spent three days at Croydon Crown Court in the dock before his trial was stopped yesterday.

Officers failed to hand over evidence proving his innocence and the Crown's prosecutor apologised to Mr Allan last night.

Evidence missed included a computer disk containing copies of 40,000 messages - including ones sent to Mr Allan by the woman pestering him for sex.

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bozzalad 15.12.17 - 10:15am
Other texts revealed she fantasised about rough and violent sex and even being r*ped.

The woman had told police she didn't enjoy sex and the lead detective has been accused of failing to review her texts.

If found guilty, the 22-year-old was told he would be jailed for at least ten years.

After the trial collapsed Mr Allan, a criminology student, told The Times: 'I can't explain the mental torture of the past two years. I feel betrayed by the system which I had believed would do the right thing the system I want to work in.'

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kimjongl 15.12.17 - 10:16am
And we're told we must always believe the 'victim', why would they lie? * +

bozzalad 15.12.17 - 10:20am
Judge Peter Gower found him not guilty and set him free
He advised of 'serious miscarriages of justice' when he heard that documents were not always sent to defence lawyers in order to keep costs at a minimum.

Mr Allan, a criminology undergraduate at Greenwich University, was accused of six counts of r*pe and six sexual assaults against a woman who claimed she did not enjoy sex.

The young man, however, claimed the sexual intercourse had been consensual.

He said the woman involved had acted maliciously because he was starting university and would not see her again.

Mr Allan's lawyers were denied access to the woman's telephone records after police insisted there was nothing of interest for the defence or prosecution.

Meanwhile, when a new prosecution barrister took over the case - the day before the trial started - he demanded police hand over the phone records.

Lucky lad, without that new prosecution barrister he would have been stuffed. * +

bozzalad 15.12.17 - 10:21am

@ kimjongl - 15.12.17 - 10:16am
And we're told we must always believe the 'victim', why would they lie?

yup, guess who will have the mark on his record tho? * +

ladibud 15.12.17 - 10:23am

@ bozzalad - 15.12.17 - 10:20am
Judge Peter Gower found him not guilty and set him free
He advised of 'serious miscarriages of justice' when he heard that documents were not always sent to defence lawyers in order to keep costs at a minimum.

Mr Allan, a criminology undergraduate at Greenwich University, was accused of six counts of r*pe and six sexual assaults against a woman who claimed she did not enjoy sex.

The young man, however, claimed the sexual intercourse had been consensual.

He said the woman involved had acted maliciously because he was starting university and would not see her again.

Mr Allan's lawyers were denied access to the woman's telephone records after police insisted there was nothing of interest for the defence or prosecution.

Meanwhile, when a new prosecution barrister took over the case - the day before the trial started - he demanded police hand over the phone records.

Lucky lad, without that new prosecution barrister he would have been stuffed.

I hope she is tried and gets jail time

This could clingnlike a bad smell to him for life, you how stupid ppl believe where there is smoke there is a fire.

What a horrible thing for him to go thru * +

bozzalad 15.12.17 - 10:23am

@ ladibud - 15.12.17 - 10:23am
I hope she is tried and gets jail time

This could clingnlike a bad smell to him for life, you how stupid ppl believe where there is smoke there is a fire.

What a horrible thing for him to go thru