Mr HY

Mr HY was convicted in late 2023 at the Crown Court of rape and other offences. He was jailed for 11 years.  The rape for which Mr HY was convicted was reported to have occurred outside of the United Kingdom. 

Mr HY applied for leave to appeal his conviction, but this was dismissed by the Single Judge, and he did not renew his application to the Full Court. He applied to the CCRC in January 2025.

Following a review, the CCRC concluded that prior to 29 June 2021 the Crown Court in England and Wales did not have jurisdiction to try a defendant for rape of an adult complainant under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 where the alleged offence occurred outside the United Kingdom. This was a new legal argument not raised in the original proceedings.  

The CCRC considered there to be a real possibility that on this basis the Court of Appeal would conclude that the Crown Court did not have jurisdiction to try Mr HY for the rape for which he was convicted and therefore would not uphold his conviction.  

The CCRC referred the conviction in January 2026.