OPINION | Craig Watt-Pringle: Sex vs rape ruling - Attacks on judiciary are unwarranted

Criticism levelled against judges following their ruling on sexual consent is misinformed and proceeds from the incorrect premise that the version of the complainant constituted the factual basis for the judgment, or ought to have done so, writes Craig Watt-Pringle.

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