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New national approach to prosecuting adult rape cases welcomed by CPS London | The Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today rolled out an ambitious new blueprint to transform how adult rape cases are prosecuted.The National Operating Model (NOM) aims to drive up the number of cases taken to court and improve victim experiences.Learning from Operation Soteria, the model, which is being launched in England and Wales in tandem with the police, will drive cultural and operational change right across the CPS by setting an improved and standardised approach for how adult rape c...

Barrister jailed for asking clients to supply Class A and C drugs | The Crown Prosecution Service

A barrister who encouraged his clients to supply Class A and C drugs has been jailed.Henry Hendron, 42, pleaded guilty of intentionally encouraging or assisting the supply of controlled drugs from his clients. He was sentenced to a 14-month term of imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court today.In May 2022, Hendron, who had represented two men over drug offences, was arrested outside Belmarsh prison while visiting his client. He was then charged on 28 July 2022.He previously admitted two counts of i...

Police officer jailed for sexual assault | The Crown Prosecution Service

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for sexually assaulting a colleague in 2020.Archit Sharma, 26, appeared at the Wood Green Crown Court today (9 June 2023), and was sentenced to 16-month imprisonment for sexually assaulting a female colleague while they were both on duty in December 2020.On 4 December 2020 when Sharma was working in the North Area Basic Command Unit in Enfield, he sexually assaulted a female officer while they were both on duty at the Southgate Police Station...