A father-of-two was locked up for eight months awaiting trial for rape amid delays in the disclosure of evidence which eventually saw the case dropped. Robert Adlington is the latest man to have his name destroyed by false rape claims as key mobile phone evidence went unexamined. Mr Adlington said despite his life being ruined while he faced decades in jail because of a failure by police, no one has apologised to him. At every appearance Mr Adlington pleaded not guilty but each time he was denied bail and sent back to prison. Prosecutors said they dropped the case five days after getting the text messages from the police 'at the request of the CPS after receiving a defence statement'.

Source: Daily Mail May 24, 2018 01:14 UTC