An Isle of Wight man who says he was wrongfully accused of raping a number of women has walked free from court today (Monday) as a result of the case against him being dismissed, with the Crown Prosecution Service dropping all charges against the 26-year-old. Mr Frankie Vecsei was charged in October last year with…
Jade Wass, 26, from Darlington admitted perverting the course of justice
A 26-year-old woman has admitted making a false accusation that she was raped. Jade Wass from Darlington, appeared at Teesside Crown Court to admit perverting the course of justice. The charge states she made a false report to the police in July 2020 that she had been raped by a man only referred to in…
Government will not respond to inquiry into CCRC
A Parliamentary inquiry which made recommendations to improve the way potential miscarriages of justice are investigated is unlikely to receive a formal response from the Government. The Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice published its final report in March 2021, concluding that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) suffers from problems which prevent it from…
Understanding DBS (criminal record) checks when your case was NFA (no further action) or you were found Not Guilty.
It is important to note that this information is not referring to inclusion of or information relating to the barring lists for working with young and vulnerable people. If you were NFA or acquitted and are to be considered for inclusion in these lists via one of their discretionary/referral routes then you WOULD be contacted…
Just 10 Months for teen after Innocent man arrested SIX times after ‘poisonous’ ex-girlfriend told a web of Instagram lies to the police.
Source: Manchester Evening News 12-01-2022 An innocent man was arrested six times after his ‘poisonous’ ex-girlfriend told a web of lies to the police, a court heard. Lewis Jolly spent 81 hours in custody thanks to Courtney Ireland-Ainsworth, leaving him feeling like he’d be ‘better off dead’, the Liverpool Echo reports. Ireland-Ainsworth set up more than…
They Have No Evidence – Only their word. How can they possibly charge me?
This subject often comes up in the group and quite often one of us corrects that “their word” is in fact evidence and can be used. This often causes upset and heated debate. To this end we think that it is a good idea to try and explain why we do this. Often members hold…
