Joan Lestor on rape case sentencing

Title

Joan Lestor on rape case sentencing

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Jan 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:01:27

Description

Labour MP, Joan Lestor on the recent case of the rape of a young female hitchhiker, and the leniency of the sentence handed down to the convicted rapist, John William Allen. Female interviewer not identified. Sound in mono.

Contributors

Joan Lestor

Keywords

Crime; Law; Penal sanctions; Trials; Judges; Rape; Sentencing; Fines (penalties); John Allen; Bertrand Richards

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