CPS announces two men charged with human trafficking for sexual exploitation and sexual offences
The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, and Scott Drewitt-Barlow, 32, both from Danbury, Essex, have been charged with arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation, as well as sexual offences including rape.
Christian Meikle of the Crown Prosecution Service said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to charge Barrie Drewitt-Barlow and Scott Drewitt-Barlow following a police investigation into alleged human trafficking for sexual exploitation and rape.
“Barrie Drewitt-Barlow and Scott Drewitt-Barlow have each been charged with arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation, as well as other sexual offences including rape.
“We have worked closely with Essex Police as it carried out its investigation.”
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow and Scott Drewitt-Barlow will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Friday 8 May.
We remind all concerned that proceedings against the suspects are active and that they have the right to a fair trial.
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Notes to editors
- Christian Meikle is the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Complex Casework Unit for CPS East of England.
- Barrie Drewitt-Barlow has been charged with the following:
- 3 counts of sexual assault on a male
- 4 counts of rape of a man 16 or over
- 2 counts of arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation
- Scott Drewitt-Barlow has been charged with the following:
- 1 count of sexual assault on a male
- 1 count of rape of a man 16 or over
- 2 counts of arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation
- The function of the CPS is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.
- The CPS assessment of any case is not in any sense a finding of, or implication of, any guilt or criminal conduct. It is not a finding of fact, which can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of what it might be possible to prove to a court, in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
- Journalists are reminded of the automatic anonymity afforded to victims as per the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992.