A sexual predator has been sentenced to 10 years and six months imprisonment with an additional five years on extended licence for raping a woman in a hotel room after he drove her from London to Kent in a pre-planned assault.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has a dedicated programme working to improve the service we provide to victims of crime.

NEW measures to help keep victims of crime engaged in the justice process against the backdrop of delays have been unveiled by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Introduction: a national entitlement for adult victims of rape and serious sexual offences Rape and serious sexual offences are devastating crimes, and providing evidence and being cross-examined in these cases can be intimidating and retraumatising for victims. For many victims the criminal justice process is unfamiliar, long and complex, and this can result in reluctance to continue or withdrawal from the process entirely.

A violent sexual predator who tried to murder a schoolgirl has been convicted of further offences against eight others at Teesside Crown Court today.

A Brighton man was imprisoned for offences against six victims including rape, sexual abuse and assault.

A former scout leader who assaulted children as young as seven over almost three decades has been convicted.

A former director of music at a private school who indecently assaulted 10 pupils has been jailed today for 12 years for a number of sexual offences.

A man from Burton on Trent has been jailed for seven years and three months for attempted rape and sexual assault on a young woman looking for a safe taxi ride in Leicester.