Rape convictions are at an all-time low but one solicitor, who has acted for the defence in several rape cases, says men are still getting a “raw deal.”
A leading defence solicitor in the north of England, who declined to be named, told The Epoch Times, “Most rape defendants are men and they are getting a raw deal.”
Women’s rights groups have said it is an invasion of privacy for defence lawyers to be given access to a rape complainant’s phone and, in May, Information Commissioner John Edwards called for an end to so-called “digital strip searches.”
But the solicitor told The Epoch Times, “What is on the phone is fundamental and if that is withheld how can the defendant get a fair trial?”…