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Police detective talks about danger of ‘bandwagon effect’
Anyone wrongly accused of sexual abuse lives in fear of the ‘bandwagon effect’. If the allegations against them are made public then they are afraid…
Paul Gambaccini wins damages from the Crown Prosecution Service
It’s not often that there is good news for those who have been wrongfully accused of sexual abuse. The suffering of the victims of wrongful…
The Secret Barrister, Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken
The Secret BarristerThis is a very scary book. However, most people who read this book review on FACT website will already…
Justice Select Committee Reports on Disclosure Failings
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The wrongfully accused may feel heartened by two items of good news in the last week. First there was Judge…
An appeal for anonymity (Cliff’s Law?)
The following is a blog by the BBC radio presenter Simon Warr from his site, the Warr Zone, concerning what is increasingly being referred to…
Member of our advisory group makes submission to Justice Committee ‘Inquiry on Disclosure of Evidence’
Chris Saltrese is a solicitor specialising in the defence of those accused of sexual offences. He is a member of our advisory group. He has…
Disqualification by Association – One Teacher’s Account
The following is an account of the damaging effect the recently abandoned policy of ‘disqualification by association’ had on one of our members who had…
End of “guilt by association” for teachers?
Estimated reading time: 1 minute Some of our members whose spouse or partner has been wrongfully convicted of abuse have found themselves unemployable. This is…
The Tyranny of Rape Myths Dogma
This article is by Peter Joyce, one of our members from New Zealand who was wrongfully accused of raping a child. He wrote about his…
“Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards…”
The following is a blog from one of our committee members, the BBC Suffolk Radio presenter Simon Warr, who himself suffered a wrongful allegation and…
Historian Andrew Chandler addresses FACT at our annual service of fellowship and encouragement
Andrew Chandler is an historian who has written a biography of the late Bishop George Bell. When the Church of England investigated an allegation that…
“Victims” may no longer be automatically believed by the police
Estimated reading time: 1 minute Many FACT members have been deeply hurt by the police policy of “believing the victim”. Someone facing a wrongful allegation…