Not guilty verdicts returned by a jury in respect of two of five counts of historic indecent assault did not demonstrate that the judge’s refusal to stay the prosecution on the ground of abuse of process due to delay and the consequent loss of evidence was mistaken, or that the verdicts were illogical or in any other way unsafe.
“HISTORIC” OFFENCES ABUSE OF PROCESS CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE HISTORIC INDECENT ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS INDECENT ASSAULT MINISTERS OF RELIGION PREJUDICE REFUSAL TO STAY PROSECUTION ON GROUNDS OF DELAY AND CONSEQUENT LOSS OF EVIDENCE SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 1956 s.15(1) STAY OF PROCEEDINGS
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