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The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Thomas Partey with multiple counts of rape.Partey, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.These allegations relate to three separate women who reported incidents which took…
A man who used drugs, coercion and violence to exploit two teen girls in Manchester 20 years ago, has been jailed. Christopher Oates, 45, was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following an investigation by Greater Manchester Police (GMP).He has been sentenced today (26 June…
Two men have been charged following an investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation in Monmouthshire. Hannah von Dadelszen, Chief Crown Prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has received a full file of evidence from the Gwent Police and…
A PhD student at the University College London has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of 10 women.Zhenhao Zou, 28, was found guilty of 28 offences which included 11 counts of rape as well as three counts of voyeurism, 10 counts of possession of extreme pornographic images, one of…
Seven men have been convicted for their role in the systematic abuse of vulnerable children in Rochdale. The Crown Prosecution Service prosecuted Mohammed Zahid, 64, Mushtaq Ahmed, 66, Kasir Bashir, 50, Roheez Khan, 39, Mohammed Shahzad, 43, Nisar Hussain, 41, and Naheem Akram, 48,…
Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said:“Following a thorough and detailed review of the evidence in relation to an allegation of threats, we have decided that no criminal charges should be brought against a sitting MP. "Having considered a number…
Frank Ferguson, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Following a review of the evidence provided by the Metropolitan Police Service, we have authorised two counts of sexual assault against Patrick Spencer MP.“The charges follow two alleged incidents involving two…
An 81-year-old child abuser who escaped justice by fleeing to Thailand in 1997 ahead of his trial has today been jailed for 46 years for a catalogue of horrific sex offences against 24 boys in his care from the late 60s to the mid-90s.Richard Burrows carried out the earliest attacks while working…
Ten men have been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court for grooming and sexually exploiting girls in Greater Manchester.Ashley Darbyshire, 28, was jailed for 15 years, Daniel James Flatters, 34, was jailed for seven years, Richard Haslam, 36, was jailed for 16 years, Jack Poulson, 32, was jailed for…
A former police officer has been sentenced today after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting a teen girl more than 25 years ago. Paul Harold, 47, was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following an investigation by Staffordshire Police. In May 1997, Harold arrested…
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To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
