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[June]

a have been on here a few times now since a member of my family has been wrongly accused of rape on his wife the case should be going a head this year im really looking for some advice as the lawyer is a waste of space and if he had his way my brother would have been in jail last year his lawyer hounds him every time he has a meeting with him to plead guilty and he will only get 5 years instead of 10 surely this is wrong ???
I know 100% he is innocent so set about proving it and a have found this so called victim on 7 dating sites flaunting herself on them all and has 169 men freinds on one so a hit on her and we have been talking and a have been giving her mobile number and address and been offered to go to her house on many occasions to be destressed ..... this is not normal behaviour for a rape victim surely this evedince can be used to prove my brothers innocence and can be used in court would love some legall advice on this if at all possible thank you so much once again

[london]

Hi and welcome.....Im sure someone with alot experience will soon reply to ur question.

In my opinion i would start looking for a new solicitor if u find the one ur using is ****..

Which part of the country are u in? That would help us/members help (maybe) point u towards one

[Rights Fighter]

June said:

so a hit on her and we have been talking and a have been giving her mobile number and address and been offered to go to her house on many occasions to be destressed ..... this is not normal behaviour for a rape victim surely this evedince can be used to prove my brothers innocence and can be used in court would love some legall advice on this

I'm assuming that "a hit on her" means "I hit on her".

If you are a witness for defence and you are having contact with her you could be charged with interfering with a witness plus other things no doubt.

I appreciate you want to help your family member but if you want to go down the route of finding evidence like this, then you need to instruct a private investigator or get somebody who is completely independent to conduct this investigation.

Flaunting herself on the internet does not necessarily mean that she has not been rape/abused.

I would hand over the evidence you have already gathered to the solicitor, make sure that the barrister knows about it in conference prior to trial, and leave it to them to decide if it can be used.

I would stop the contact yourself as it could rebound on you.

For the record, her behaviour sounds like she is either setting other people in the same way, for financial reasons.

Keep yourself safe first and foremost.

[June]

thank you for your reply at present i am not being used as part of the defence as of yet hence why i have been making internet contact with her
I understand that it does not prove my brothers innocence but any woman who goes thru such a terrible ordeal like that men are the very last thing thats on their mind thbut there we infomation has been passed to the advocate and a special phycologist to deal with it but they just seem to want to brush things under the carpet which is the annoying bit about it all they want him to plead guilty and get rid of him thats the way it looks for us I may also add the doctors report that was did on her when she made this claim said there was no indication of rape but there was of sex it just proves there are sick women out there who can play on something thats terrible to deal with when it genuily does happen.... forgot to mention im in scotland

[Rights Fighter]

I know somebody who posed as a young male law student on MSN with her husband's accuser, trying to get her to admit she was never raped or indecently assaulted, in an attempt to help with an appeal against conviction.

Back came the reply from a barrister, that she was misrepresenting herself as a young lad, which could be classed as "grooming" even though she was a woman in her late 30's early 40's, trying to help her husband get out of prison. Further she was making contact with what was a prosecution witness when, when clearly she was on the side of defence.

My advice is to stop doing it.

Many women who have been sexually abused as children will be promiscuous as adults. Many will become withdrawn and hate the whole idea of sex.

According to some barristers/sols and so called experts - genuine victims of rape as young adults, or adults, can react in the same way. Common sense does not come into these matters. For the record I agree that her current precocious behaviour would be unusual for a genuine victim of rape. However my opinion does not count - it's what solicitors, barristers and so called experts will tell the jury that counts.

If you wish to use that evidence (and I assume you mean Facebook, Bebo and the like when you mention dating sites) then if her account is set to public, then just copy and paste the activities on there into Word documents, along with a screenshot, and web link to each page, and give it to the solicitor.

I know the laws in Scotland are different to English law - however I can tell you that in English law, there is no distinction in medical evidence between rape (which you might construe as an act of violence occasioning injuries) and consensual sex. All it takes in England is for the lightest penetration of the vulva, which can attract a conviction of rape, should the jury believe the complainant. No signs of violence are necessary and the hymen, in the case of a virgin claiming rape, may not necessarily be broken either.

[joyk]

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Hi June, Just to let you know that you are in my thoughts. I dont have a legal mind, but do have an idea of what you must be going through. Stay strong and remember that everyone on this site feels for you. I'm here if you just want to scream and shout a bit. Take Care.
Joyk.