Rape news


Cutting rapist’s life sentence ‘shows contempt for victims’

RAPIST Filipe Burton will be out of prison while he is still young but his victims will be forced to suffer for the rest of their lives, the head of a national victim support charity has said.


Court to rule on rapist’s life sentence

A RAPIST’S appeal against his sentence was heard yesterday.


False rape claim sees woman put in prison

A WOMAN who falsely claimed that she was raped after her girlfriend caught her cheating with a man has been sent to prison for three months and a week.


Rapist Burton is to appeal against ‘life’

ANTI-rape campaigners reacted with dismay yesterday to news of an impending appeal by sex attacker Filipe Burton.


Police, victim group back life sentence for rapist

THREE life sentences handed down to rapist Filipe Burton reflect the harm he did to his victims, the detective who led the investigation said yesterday.


Rapist gets life

RAPIST Filipe Burton, 19, showed no emotion when he was sentenced to life by the Royal Court yesterday,


Rapist jailed for life

RAPIST Filipe Burton has been jailed for life.


Town rapist pleads guilty

FILIPE BURTON yesterday pleaded guilty to one count of rape and two of attempted rape.


Police ‘had reasons’ for not alleging sexual assaults were rape

POLICE have defended their decision not to define recent alleged sexual assaults as rape, when their investigations started.


Don’t walk home alone group hands out flyers and alarms

CAMPAIGNERS descended on Town at the weekend to remind women of the potential dangers of walking home on their own.

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