Judges still regularly allowing victim sexual history and dress cross-examination
I'm sure that this will come as no surprise to those of you who've been through the court system but it does give credence to our 'anecdata'. So despite being repeatedly told by people mansplainers that we have it wrong given the previous tightening up of the law on victims cross-examining, in fact a worrying number of judges do seem to ignore this or think it is valid.
Not sure about the use of 'accusers' in the headline, either. Accusers is quite loaded with regards to rape, as if they aren't victims until proven in a court of law. Not quite believed. All adds to the narrative around rape. Often women who are raped don't even accuse anyone. They report a crime. The prosecution are doing the accusing. The victim is just a witness.
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Rape victims not necessarily treated fairly in courts
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scallopsrgreat · 05/02/2017 11:58
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