.A jury took just over one hour to acquit our client “Tom” who faced trial over an allegation that was first made 6 years ago. He was represented by Neena Crinnion of 3TG chambers instructed by Jonathan Black
In January 2019, an early evening drinking with the complainant leading to disastrous consequences for Tom. After an initial report was made to police “Tom” was arrested and questioned in January 2019, he was relieved t recieve the news in August of that year that the allegation had been withdrawn. Although he was only a few months away from graduating, “Tom” had already withdrawn from his university degree due to the impact that the allegation had upon him.
Instead of being able to put this matter behind him “Tom” was required to attend for further questioning in January 2021 due ot further potential evidence coming to light. It was not until August 2022 after a full review that a decision to take no further action was made and confirmed by a senior crown prosecutor. The matter proceeded to court after the complainant was able to exercise this decision. Tom was requisitioned to attend court in spring 2023 (four years after the initial allegation was made); There were ten hearings including an aborted trial due to failure of the court’s video editing equipment to work, before he was able to move beyond this dystopian experience of the justice system at its worse. Although delighted at the outcome, this experience, cost Tom both mentally and financially as expenses incurred for self funding clients are rarely recoupable in full, if at all in many situations.
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