A 30-year delay on the part of a complainant did not render an offender’s convictions for indecent assault, indecency with a child, and rape unsafe as the judge had sufficiently dealt with any prejudice to the offender in his summing up and directions to the jury and there had been other evidence that supported the complainant’s evidence.
“HISTORIC” OFFENCES 30-YEAR DELAY BETWEEN INCIDENT GIVING RISE TO ALLEGATIONS AND COMPLAINANT’S ALLEGATIONS ABUSE OF PROCESS BAD CHARACTER CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL LAW DELAY FAIRNESS INDECENCY INDECENT ASSAULT PREJUDICE TO OFFENDER PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS PROPENSITY RAPE SAFETY OF CONVICTIONS SEXUAL OFFENCES STAY OF PROCEEDINGS
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