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Originally Posted by JH95
Will have to agree to disagree then, I'm certainly not writing off all 40 allegations on the basis of 'no proof', the sheer amount of allegations is pretty much proof in itself.
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Originally Posted by Livia
That isn't how the law works, thank God.
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Well, yes it is, actually :
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The vast majority of sexual offences committed against children and young persons are committed by family members or by persons well known to the victim. Most of those who are convicted of sexual offences against children and young persons are convicted primarily because the jury believes the complainant’s evidence and does not believe the defendant’s denial. The defendant may allege that the abuse simply did not occur or that it was not the defendant who was responsible. Most offences are committed when the victim and offender are alone, and there is rarely any scientific or other corroborative evidence. It follows that a key issue in most applications to the Commission will be the complainant’s credibility.
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http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/...l-offences.pdf