Henry Froggatt, 25, has been sentenced to 14 years and ten months after pleading guilty to physically assaulting and raping a young woman in Grimsby during the early hours of 10 March 2019.

Wesley Streete, 20, who was convicted on 5 August of the rape and murder of Keeley Bunker and the rape and sexual assault of three other victims was sentenced today at Stafford Crown Court to detention for life with a minimum term of 30 years.

A man who raped and killed a 20-year-old-woman after agreeing to walk her safely home following a concert has today been convicted of her murder.

Danut Bulboana, 21, came across the victim in Catford and sexually assaulted her just before midnight on 27 August last year.

Improving the experience of rape victims who enter the justice system has been the subject of pioneering joint working between CPS East Midlands and voluntary and public sector groups.

Successful initiatives in CPS Thames and Chiltern have seen a significant rise in rape cases being charged.

Grime artist Andy Anokye, who performed under the name Solo 45, has been sentenced to 29 years at Bristol Crown Court today for raping, assaulting and imprisoning four women.

A former MP has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman and a female parliamentary worker in separate offences nine years apart. The crimes of Charles Elphicke, 49, came to light after he was reported to police and parliamentary authorities in late 2017 following the media publication of a list of MPs accused of sexually inappropriate behaviour.

Prosecutors and police forces in the South East have been working tirelessly to address the gap between reported rapes and cases reaching court.

The CPS today publishes new guidance to assist prosecutors considering cases of sexual violence within LGBT communities.