What Happened Next?

[lynbrown]

Last week the DM ran a story about a man walking through a tube station, being accused of sexually assaulting a woman also walking through. From CCTV, it was obvious no such thing happened, yet the man was charged by police. What happened next?

[mikey4444]

Togo...I would love to say that I do trust the CPS, because if we lose trust in an organization that is so central to the well-being of our country, than all is lost. But cases like this bring it into serious disrepute, and will have the knock-on effect of the boy that cried wolf.

If there lurks in the back of Jurors mind that, that the CPS shouldn't have brought a case to Court, then how can we rely on them to give credence to other cases ? We already have doubt lingering when a Police Officer appears in Court, with his shiny buttons, that he may not be speaking the truth.

Is sad and I can't see a solution at present.

[Togo]

//Is sad and I can't see a solution at present. //

It appears to be deliberate almost mikey. Perhaps it is a 'cunning plan' to convince us that the Eurolaw is a better system.

[vulcan42]

I find it strange that an organisation such as the CPS need a self back slapping web site where they print their successes on a monthly basis. What they consider a success would be, in any other industry, doing what they are paid for without the need of self congratulations.

[lynbrown]

Thanks all. Very worrying. Time for an expose of CPS by TV show?

[Peter Pedant]

vulvan
I think the CPS operate on the basis

if we bring the case does it have a reasonable chance of success ( success is proving beyond reasonable doubt )
and is it in the public interest ?

and so there is always an element of doubt in the choices made

In sex cases there has recently been more - 'let the jury decide'
altho I can see obvious drawbacks in this instant case


If you have the same set of cases and you decide to prosecute a greater proportion - then the success rate will inevitably go down
the DPP has been remarkably resistant to this obvious truth

[zebo]

Hasn't the identity of the woman been outed on other sites, I've certainly seen something about her?

[fiction-factory]

Yes, and a link was given on here, although I'm surprised it is still on here

[hc4361]

I'm not convinced the named actress is the one. She is described in the news reports as a famous, award winning actress and as far I know she hasn't won any awards and I don't think she is that famous

[EDDIE51]

The link that named her has gone. But she is 62 and a major character in a very long running radio series about 'Farming folk' mikey4444 often has a thread about the program if you still can't guess it.

[hc4361]

Alleged by source unknown, Eddie.