Sexual Offences Part 2 Flashcards
What case can help you remember the lifting of anonymity for familial relationship
Rose and Fred West Case
Allowed to be indemnified in uncles trial for child abuse
Court said in PI to lift it
And RR put unreasonable and substantial restriction on reporting
Sexual offences case where victim had been identified on SM
Ched Evans case - 2012
Jailed for 5 years
9 people revealed her identity on SM and were prosecuted under SO Act 2003
Ordered to pay 624 each
What big case can you site that triggered an investigation
Rotherham Child Sex Scandal
What is name of campaigners that waived her right or anyonmity and why did she decide to do it?
Sammy Woodhouse - used name Jessica in interviews
2017 decided to waive right and campaigned for right of victims and said doing it gave her a sense of freedom and enabled her to speak more publicly
What is Jigsaw identification?
No single report contains persons name or enough detail to identify him/her, but different organisations contain different details so you may be able to find out if you read all article about it etc
Can piece together if you read/watch more than one news org
What does Parliament expect from news organisations?
Even though there is no law linked to Jigsaw, parliament expects news orgs to co-operate together to honour the law
If jigsaw identification is committed who will be fined?
The second publisher, as they will be deemed to have completed the jigsaw
What are printed publications advised to do in relation to Jigsaw?
Follow details already used on radio, TV and online
What case can help you remember jigsaw identification and someone that lied about SO?
Cyprus gang rape case
19 yr old convicted of lying, said 12 Israeli men and boys raped her in hotel and confessed to crime of public mischief
Pictures published were different and led to her being identified
British police treating her as victim of sex crime - lifelong anonymity
What is an area of Jigsaw identification that is a danger
Reporting of abuse of children within families - where father, uncle or grandfather faces criminal charges
Of alleged abuser by other people that have social relationships or regular access to the child
Why does reporting of Sexual offences against children in familial cause such a dilemma?
Want to report defendant but can’t because of the Automatic restriction
What are options for Media Orgs when reporting children in sex familial cases
A) name adult def but if def is relative must not report the relationship to the child as it would identify the child
B) dont name anyone, just name the relationship, allowing them to report evidence and how def has access to child
What are the advantages to
Reporting defendants name
Not reporting defa name and just relationship
A) Journo would argue that people should be named and shame
Can act as a deterrent to name
Alerts community that such a person is in there midst
B) report shocking detail will attract wider readership
May prefer to report the detail as the ongoing court case is more likely to increase readership
Generally local and regional papers like to name, yet big ones only care about detail
What case can you cite that media reported the relationship rather than def name in child sex cases
British Fritzl case
2010 Sheff dad raped his two daughters and got them
pregenant 19 times
Was given 25 life sentences
What types of things are in PI?
1) detecting or exposing crime
2) proetcting public health or safety
3) Protecting public from being misled by the action or statement of an individual or organisation
