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Failed rape cases I have read recently, a number of letters in the Advertiser concerning failed rape cases. As a former Magistrate, I spent a couple of years studying criminal law at Bristol University, not for a degree, but to give me more background knowledge, thus, helping me understand how the criminal law actually worked. The first thing they taught was, everyone is innocent until proven guilty and this is a main problem when bringing a rape case to court. Since I moved to Swindon some 16yrs ago I can recall two headline stories in the SA regarding women who claimed to have been raped. Subsequently, both turned out to be made up claims. Women, who make up claims of being raped, do not help victims who have been genuinely raped. In fact they do more harm than good. For true victims, they must appear in court and convince a jury that they have been the victim of rape. ....