Innocent: Redcar man accused of sex attacks on two young girls unanimously cleared by jury
A jury unanimously found Richard Gidney 'not guilty' to every charge he faced
23 November 2021
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Jimmy Savile: ITV Savile mendacity part 2
To mark the tenth anniversary of his death ITV have broadcast another gratuitous ‘documentary’ about Jimmy Savile, Portrait of a Predator. Needless to say, it…
25 October 2021
Presumption of guilt unshackles society’s bigotries
For those committed to preserving a society worth living in, few sights could be more dispiriting than that of mass rallies undermining the presumption of…
19 March 2021
Long Island woman who made false rape claims denied probation reduction
A Connecticut judge denied a request to cut short probation for a Long Island woman convicted of falsely accusing two former Sacred Heart University football…
26 August 2020
Australia: Exposing the cost of NSW police misconduct
NSW Greens MLC David Shoebridge moved a motion in state parliament on 5 August, calling on the Department of Communities and Justice to release the figures…
14 August 2020
Outcry, the most surprising docuseries of the summer
Greg Kelley, the subject of Outcry, which shows a surprising, thorny, hyper-local yet deeply concerning saga. Photograph: Jim Redman/Courtesy of Showtime.
7 July 2020
Defendant collapsed in the dock before being jailed for telling "pack of lies" about her ex-partner
THERE were dramatic scenes at Worcester Crown Court as a defendant, who went on to be jailed on four counts of perverting the course of justice, collapsed in…
25 June 2020
Jailed fantasist Carl Beech ordered to compensate Harvey Proctor
Jailed fantasist Carl Beech will have to hand over his assets of £23,960 to his only living victim, the former MP Harvey Proctor, a judge has ruled.
9 June 2020
#MeToo: Harvey Weinstein’s nemesis Ronan Farrow ‘too good to be true’
In less than three years Ronan Farrow has become the most widely admired journalist in America for a series of scoops that began with an explosive story about…
19 May 2020
‘Chronic liar’ charged with perverting the course of justice over false allegations
A serial liar who made false allegations of historical abuse lead to the wrongful imprisonment of a firefighter with an unblemished record of public service…
15 May 2020