Rape trial of preacher Cecil Gilbert

Title

Rape trial of preacher Cecil Gilbert

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Report on the Old Bailey trial of travelling preacher Cecil Gilbert for the drugging and raping of young women. On Judge Nina Lowry’s request for details of the psychological effects on the rape attack victims, including a Hindu woman and a London physiotherapist, and the suspected heart attack suspected by Gilbert prior to sentencing. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Crime; Clergy; Crime victims; Trials; Judges; Rape; Cecil Gilbert; Preachers; Nina Lowry; Christopher O’Grady

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