Notable Sexual Offences cases
R v Gray [2026] Lincoln Crown Court
Defence of a male charged with six counts of rape (including multiple incident counts) and one count of assault by penetration of his ex-partner over a five year period. The Prosecution’s case was that the defendant had raped his ex-partner on an almost daily basis over the course of the Indictment period. The defendant was unanimously acquitted following a four-day trial.
R v B [2026] Lincoln Crown Court
Defence of a male charged with rape with the context of a supported living facility. The defendant was aged 16 at the time of the allegation and aged 19 at the time of trial and had significant vulnerabilities to be managed during the trial. The allegation concerned non-consensual sex when the Complainant was asleep. The jury unanimously acquitted the defendant after 1.5 hours deliberation.
R v Koko [2026] Huntingdon Crown Court
Defence of a male charged with stranger rape of the complainant within her home address. The jury found the defendant not guilty following a 7 day trial.
R v Alfano [2025] Huntingdon Crown Court
Defence of male accused of repeated assault by penetration of his partner over the course of their 9-month relationship. Once the relationship was over, he was accused of having persistently stalked her, including whilst subject to non-contact bail conditions, over a number of months. The jury brought back unanimous not guilty verdicts after a 5-day trial.
R v Skeggs [2025] Huntingdon Crown Court
Defence of a male accused of sexually assaulting a police officer during the course of his arrest. The jury returned unanimous not guilty verdicts after a 2-day trial.
R v Norris [2025] Peterborough Crown Court
Prosecution of a male accused of having recorded his partner during intimate and sexual moments over the course of their relationship without her knowledge. She discovered the recordings on the day after celebrating their wedding when she was contacted by another woman he was also in a relationship with asking if he behaved in the same manner with her. The jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts after a 3-day trial.
R v Tahiri [2025] Peterborough Crown Court
Defence of a male accused of having falsely introduced himself as a police officer to a 14-year-old girl in order to force her to enter a relationship with him and sexually assaulted her on a number of occasions over a four-month period. He was also said to have sexually assaulted her friend. The trial involved cross-examination of child witnesses via the section 28 procedure with the assistance of intermediaries. The jury returned not guilty verdicts to all charges after a 9-day trial.
R v Turner [2023] Peterborough Crown Court
Defence of a male accused of having sexually assaulted the daughter of his partner. The jury returned a not guilty verdict following a 4-day trial.
