please help.....

[worried parent]

ive been told that the cps have to be almost sure they will get a conviction before they charge you , and if they cant prove the girls allegations then surlely they wont drag two 14 yr olds through the courts . surely a good barrister will make mincemeat out of her story .

[LS]

They're unlikely to drag two 14 year olds through the courts, but if your son had been an inch over 18, they most certainly would. Even on the most tenuous of evidence they'll "give it a whirl."
As said, concentrate on the positives; he hasn't been arrested, hasn't been charged and hasn't been bailed. That's three things that should speak volumes.

[worried parent]

thanks LS ..... FIRST TIME IN TWO WEEKS IVE HAD GENUINE POSITIVE THOUGHTS ... been praying like its going out of fashion and hopefully somebody has listened to us .. . WONT RELAX THOUGH UNTILL WE GET THE CORRECT RESULT .

[Rights Fighter]

They're unlikely to drag two 14 year olds through the courts, but if your son had been an inch over 18, they most certainly would. Even on the most tenuous of evidence they'll "give it a whirl."

If only that was true!

The test to take a case through prosecution is "is there a realistic prospect of conviction?" I think that the last hoop that has to be jumped through is the DPP: Director for Public Prosecutions.

Police - CPS - DPP and Crown then prosecute.

I attended a trial in Coventry a few weeks ago where the Crown QC withdrew the evidence from the case saying that "this is not a true bill" and that the DPP should not have allowed it to go to trial. The judge ordered an investigation as to why this happened.

[LS]

I attended a trial in Coventry a few weeks ago where the Crown QC withdrew the evidence from the case saying that "this is not a true bill" and that the DPP should not have allowed it to go to trial. The judge ordered an investigation as to why this happened.

...Tenuous whirl?

[Rights Fighter]

I bet this investigation doesn't hit the headlines!

[worried parent]

the oic has told us that as soon as the investigation is over she will arrange a meeting with the cps ? is this normal ? and how soon will it be befire we know whats happening ?

[Rights Fighter]

Yep it's normal and "how long is a piece of string?" Nobody can know how long it takes - anything from a few weeks to several months depending on various factors.

[worried parent]

ok thanks , hopefully soon be sorted.

[worried parent]

my son broke down last night , he said hes been told hes goind down for 7 years , apparently a friend of the girl has told him somebody told her ...... i know its rubbish but hes unconsolable , he keeps saying dad i didnt do anythng , hes heartbroken and it was a terrible sight , my wife was sobbing so much at the sght of him , i told him not to worry and its just kids being *******s with him . hes told the truth and not to worry , but how can you expect him to listen . hes insulin dependant diabetic and he said if she stiches him up and he gets sent down he will stop taking his insulin . . weve kept him off school and im going in there today to speak to sombody . up to now hes been so confident tat it will go no further but now hes devastated .

[Rights Fighter]

Hopefully this case will be NFA'd quickly and then everybody will know that she has lied about it going to trial - this will put serious doubts into people's minds as to the reliability of anything else she has to say.

She could be well on her way to proving just what a liar she really is

[worried parent]

with him being a juvenile will it get rushed through the cps or will it take weeks or months ?, we cant watch him deteriate ,. prison or young offenders is unthinkable , .

[Rights Fighter]

Nobody can answer the question as to how long this will take to either come to charge or be NFA'd. It's so easy to make false allegations that to be fair the police are swamped.

If your lad has a solicitor it might be a good idea for him to ask him/her to contact the police to ask for an update.

[worried parent]

hi everybody ....still no news to report except the oic told us today that she was going to get a preliminary meeting with the cps ..... ? i dunno what she meant or what a preliminary meeting is . four weeks since my son was interviewed and three weeks since the girls was , since then nothing seems to be happening , they see each other everyday in school like nothings happened ( except they dont talk to each other ) i find it strange that in this situation they are allowed to be in the position where they see each other every day .

[Casehardened]

Hi WP,

Difficult to read anything into anything but I would take it optimistically that the OIC is keeping you in the loop, she obviously is concerned about your concerns.

A preliminary meeting could mean anything, but I'd bet my Sunday lunch that the OIC will be asked what she thinks about it, so hopefully all the positive points that you have raised with her will come up in discussion.