Exclusive: figures show men aged 18-24 less likely to be found guilty of rape than older men in England and WalesRevealed: less than a third of young men prosecuted for rape are convictedThe crisis engulfing the criminal justice system over its approach to rape cases is revealed by startling figures that show less than a third of prosecutions brought against young men result in a conviction. Young men accounted for more than a quarter of defendants in rape-only cases in the five years to 2017-18. Of the 1,343 rape cases the CPS has taken against young men, only 404 were were convicted – an average of 30%. This brings the whole justice system into disrepute.”Coffey said the figures suggested a “reluctance on the part of juries to find young men guilty of date rape”. Now we can see that this group of young men are much more likely than defendants who are older to be acquitted.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2018 16:01 UTC