Mr CT

Mr CT was convicted in September 1997 of rape and indecent assault.

Mr CT received a sentence of three years’ detention in a young offenders’ institution, reduced to two years’ detention on appeal. Mr CT also received an order to register his name and address with the police for five years.

The CCRC received an application for review of the conviction in October 2008.

During review, the CCRC obtained new expert medical evidence indicating that the medical evidence relied on at trial had been flawed.

It also appeared that the findings and interpretations of the trial medical expert had been influenced by the complainant’s own account.

In addition, there had been significant advances in the guidance on medical examination in cases of this nature since the time of the trial.

The CCRC concluded that the pattern of verdicts strongly indicated that the jury had followed the medical evidence.

Consequently, there was a real possibility the court would find that, had the medical evidence been presented to the jury as it was now understood, they may have reached a different verdict.

The CCRC referred the conviction in July 2009.

The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction May 2010.