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Rape verdict causes outrage

Title
Rape verdict causes outrage
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
6 Jan 1982
Year of production
1982
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Duration
00:02:14
Description
Report on the controversial sentencing of John William Allen, whom Judge Bertrand Richards fined two thousand pounds for raping a young female hitchhiker and accused the girl of contributory negligence. Speakers include: Linda Brown, Women Against Violence Against Women; Jim Jardine, Police Federation. Female reporter not identified.
Contributors
Jim Jardine; Linda Brown
Keywords
Legal procedure; Crime; Law; Police; Violence; Women; Penal sanctions; Trials; Judges; Rape; Sentencing; Verdicts; Fines (penalties); John Allen; Women Against Violence Against Women; Bertrand Richards

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