Men unprotected by law in false accusations of sexual crimes

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

More men´s that we believe are the real victims of false allegations like sexual assault or rape. Police and CPS can charge anyone who is falsely accused by any girl at any time with no evidence. We need to take action against this accusations that are destroying lives despite a lack of proof.

There are some examples of lies about sexual assault:
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/06/08/07/55/uk-student-jailed-after-falsely-claiming-she-was-raped-by-her-boyfriend
http://www.portadowntimes.co.uk/news/local-news/made-false-claims-of-rape-1-7360599
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-36210990?SThisFB
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/783849/woman-jailed-lying-sex-assault-former-colleague/

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure exactly what you would like the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Making a false allegation of a crime may already in some circumstances lead to a jail sentence - for example, if someone is found guilty of perverting the course of justice. In other cases, people who are accused of making false accusations may be prosecuted for wasting police time.

It is not therefore clear to us what you would like Parliament to do. You could start a new petition asking for a specific change to the law.

You may find this guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service helpful:

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/perverting_the_course_of_justice_-_rape_and_dv_allegations/

Timeline

16 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
16 Jun 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Jun 2016

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