The judge’s summing up had devalued the importance of the effect of the delay between the offences and trial. In the particular circumstances of the case a direction should have been given, warning the jury of convicting the appellant of sexual offences without independent supporting evidence.
ALLEGATIONS OF HISTORIC SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH YOUNG GIRLS COMPLAINTS CORROBORATION CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DELAY DIRECTIONS INDECENT ASSAULT JURY DIRECTIONS NEED FOR INDEPENDENT SUPPORTING EVIDENCE PREJUDICE PREJUDICIAL EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIAL DELAY BETWEEN OFFENCES AND TRIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN SUMMING UP UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WARNINGS ON CORROBORATION AND DELAY
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