A Student Wrongly Accused Of Rape - Liam Allan

The collapsed trial of Liam Allan reveals a widespread problem in the legal system, which criminal defence lawyers have been warning about for some time. Liam was accused of rape and sexual assault, but his defense was that any sexual contact between himself and his former girlfriend was consensual. The Prosecution's case relied heavily on the ex girlfriends account, which is a common situation in sexual assault allegations that often occur in private settings without any independent witnesses. It took two years from Liam’s arrest for his trial to proceed in the Crown Court. Prior to the trial, his lawyers had repeatedly asked the Prosecution to disclose text and social media messages between Liam and his ex girlfriend from her phone. Despite clear guidelines on disclosure, the officer in charge of the case failed to hand over this potentially useful information to the defence team. It wasn't until the trial started that this material was brought to the attention of the Prosecuting barrister, who ordered it to be handed over immediately. The messages cleared Liam of all charges. His ex girlfriend and accuser had messaged him asking for sexual contact and spoke of a desire for violent sex and rape fantasies. In other messages to friends, she stated that no crime had been committed. YouTube video and social media content created by the Scribul marketing agency: https://www.scribul.com Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 04:44 - How did you get accused 13:56 - How did you prepare your defence 20:52 - Did anyone treat you differently 24:21 - Did you fear the possibility of being convicted 26:03 - Would you get a lesser sentence if you pleaded guilty 28:23 - Going to trial 38:43 - The lack of disclosing material 42:06 - Did the messages show why she accused you 43:59 - Was the accuser brought to justice 45:08 - Was the police incompetent or malicious 46:32 - Has there been any lessons learned by the public 51:50 - Dropped rape cases 58:03 - What action did you take against the police 1:01:17 - The impact on relationships 1:06:19 - Do you want to see the accuser to be prosecuted 1:08:30 - Outro Subscribe to the Second Chance podcast for more inspiring stories of redemption and hope. Don't forget to also like, share and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode. Second Chance Podcast on YouTube @secondchancepodcast Instagram:   / podcastsecondchance   Facebook:   / podcastsecondchance   TikTok:   / podcastsecondchance   Socials: Instagram - Raphael Rowe on Instagram:   / raphaelrowe   Raphael Rowe on Twitter:   / raphaelrowe   Raphael Rowe's Website: https://raphael-rowe.com Raphael Rowe Facebook:   / raphael.rowe.756   Raphael Rowe Foundation: https://www.raphaelrowefoundation.org Thank You so much for tuning in! We hope you enjoy Second Chance Podcast. 'Notorious' by Raphael Rowe, for a signed copy please follow the link: https://raphael-rowe.com/book