CPS data summary Quarter 2 2023-2024

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Man jailed for raping teenage customer in a shop

A man has been jailed for nine years for raping a teenage girl who came into the shop where he was working on Merseyside.

CPS and Equally Ours: Research into the public understanding of Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) and consent

Summary report: Rape and serious sexual offences: public understanding and attitudes and Reframing Rape: Effective communication about rape

Blackpool child sex offender jailed

A man from Blackpool has been jailed for 21 sexual offences against children, including two counts of rape.

Rapist who targeted teenage girls jailed for non-recent sex offences

A rapist who preyed on young girls in the 1980s has finally been brought to justice.

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Convicted sex offender jailed two more years for assaulting teenage girl

A sex offender who assaulted a teenage girl after stealing her phone from her has been jailed for two more years.

The CPS prosecuted Ishtiaq Khaliq, 40, after an investigation by officers from the National Crime Agency’s Operation Stovewood, which is looking into allegations of non-familial child sexual abuse and exploitation which took place in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, between 1997 and 2013.

Sexual offences involving victims under the age of 18, 2022-2023

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Length of time for charging decisions in sexual assault and robbery cases

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Rapist who targeted sleeping passenger on London Underground service jailed for 14 years

A dangerous predator who raped a sleeping passenger on a London Underground service has been jailed for 14 years.

Ryan Johnston, 37, launched his attack after targeting the woman who was returning home from an evening out with friends in February 2020.

He approached the victim, who was not known to him, before sexually assaulting and then raping her in view of other passengers, including an 11-year-old child, on what was a busy morning service.

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Multiple requests re: sexual offences

Sexual offences involving victims under the age of 18, 2022-2023

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Length of time for charging decisions in sexual assault and robbery cases

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