Mr EB

Mr EB pleaded not guilty but was convicted of rape at Sheffield Crown Court in May 1998 and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of six years.

The following year Mr EB sought to appeal against his conviction but the Court refused leave to appeal. In January 2011 Mr EB applied to the CCRC for a review of his conviction.

Following review, the CCRC concluded there was a real possibility the Court of Appeal would overturn Mr EB’s conviction on the basis of new material which was capable of significantly undermining the credibility and reliability of the complainant.

During an examination of police and social services material, the CCRC found that prior to Mr EB’s trial, the complainant had made a substantial number of sexual allegations against different men, some of which she subsequently retracted. Other allegations were found to be untrue or unsubstantiated.

Subsequent to the trial, the complainant approached the police with further sexual allegations, none of which were proceeded with.

As a result of these findings, the CCRC referred the conviction in September 2013.

The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction.