Mr EF

Mr EF was convicted in March 2004 of indecent assault. Mr EF received a community punishment order of 100 hours and was placed on the sex offenders’ register for a period of five years.

The CCRC received an application for review of the conviction in September 2012.

During review, the CCRC obtained new material which was capable of undermining the credibility of the complainant.

A search of police files found that the complainant had made a previous allegation of indecent assault against another man which had been investigated by the police.

The police found that the complainant had been in touch with this alleged offender following her complaint and after reviewing the evidence the Crown Prosecution Service took no further action.

This information was not known to Mr EF’s defence at the time of trial. The CCRC concluded that the complainant’s evidence was pivotal to the prosecution’s case against Mr EF and that this new information had the potential to impact on the credibility of the complainant and therefore the safety of Mr EF’s conviction.

The CCRC referred the conviction in October 2013.

The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in April 2014.