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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