Sex offences
Fact checks related to sexual violence, harassment and assault
No evidence Keir Starmer tried to block the prosecution of Muslim grooming gangs
Widely-shared posts on Facebook make an unsubstantiated claim about Mr Starmer’s work for the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Most police have not been found guilty of sexual misconduct
This claim comes from confusion over another statistic, about the proportion of those in one force found to have committed sexual misconduct who kept their jobs.
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CCTV showing woman’s drink being spiked is a dramatisation
A video on social media which shows a woman’s drink being spiked was staged for ‘entertainment purposes’.
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Police have recommended the Hollie Guard app
The personal security app allows users to alert contacts if they feel unsafe.
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Many children have been the victims of grooming gangs, but there’s no evidence for a figure of one million
We can’t objectively compare the public response to grooming gangs with Black Lives Matter
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How many rapists reoffend?
Each year in England and Wales, roughly 40-60 people are convicted of rape who had previous rape convictions.
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35% of girls wearing school uniform have been sexually harassed in public
35% of 14-21 year-olds said they had experienced unwanted sexual attention or unwanted sexual or physical contact while wearing school uniform in public.
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Upskirting: what’s the legal situation?
We’ve looked at how the current law applies to “upskirting” and how proposed legislation would change this.
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Sexual harassment in the workplace
Estimates for workplace sexual harassment vary depending on whether surveys define acts of sexual harassment. One survey estimated 20% of UK female workers experienced sexual harassment.
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Allegations of rape
It’s impossible to know how many false allegations of rape are made, but the evidence suggests that proven cases are rare. 3-4% of allegations is a reasonable estimate.
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