Mr BN

Mr BN was convicted in May 1990 of rape, buggery, and indecency with a child. Mr BN received a total sentence of eight years’ imprisonment.

Mr BN appealed against his conviction. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in June 1992.

The CCRC received an application for review of the conviction in June 2004.

During review, two complainants in this case retracted their trial evidence and stated that their allegations were false. These retractions were supported by other new evidence.

The CCRC considered this had implications for the credibility of the complainants and their evidence at trial.

There was also evidence that carers had encouraged one of the complainants to make allegations against Mr BN.

The complainant had complained at school about pressure to exaggerate their allegations but this information had not been disclosed to the defence.

In addition, the CCRC obtained fresh medical evidence which challenged the medical evidence of sexual abuse presented at trial.

The CCRC referred the conviction in May 2006.

The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction in December 2006.