When Rebecca was allegedly raped by a man she had been dating, she was told by the police she had a strong case. But months later, the Crown Prosecution Service dropped it and she was left devastated. Rape complaints– up by 15% – but the prosecution rate in England and Wales has fallen to a five-year low. Figures show that more than a third of the rape cases referred to the CPS between April and September 2018 resulted in charges being brought, compared with 62% in 2013-2014.
LexyTopping When will women get it through their heads that sexual violence is a tool to pacify both them as individuals and women as an oppressed group. Of course prosecution rates are down dears.