Landmaek change in Scottish law on rape

[ArabellaScott]

Previously, rape has required 'corroboration' of at least two people to secure a conviction - we saw this recently with a man whose conviction of raping a 13 year old was overturned.

Now, the alleged victim's distress will be able to be used as 'corroboration'.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67162040

*Landmark, obviously

'Rape trials in Scotland have previously required two sources of evidence for each part of the crime.
Prosecutors needed to prove that the rape happened, that there was no consent, and that the accused was responsible.
Campaigners have argued that the requirement for penetration to be independently corroborated by a second source in addition to the complainer has acted as a barrier to rape victims receiving justice.'