Another male victim of unfounded rape allegations. This time he suffered on bail for 2 years before the police were finally forced to hand over the evidence which cleared him.
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he Met Police is to hold an "urgent" review of a rape case after being accused of failing to disclose vital evidence.
Liam Allan, 22, was charged with 12 counts of rape and sexual assault but his trial collapsed after police were ordered to hand over phone records...
It is understood police had looked at thousands of phone messages when reviewing evidence in the case, but had failed to disclose to the prosecution and defence teams messages between the complainant and her friends which cast doubt on the allegations against Mr Allan...
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42365521
What sort of country are we living in when those we rely on for justice are so fixated on securing convictions for sexual assaults that stuff like vital evidence is 'overlooked'?...