Cliff Richard cleared
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So, you're back to running a trial with one victim. When his name is broadcast and more victims come forward you will not be able to delay the first trial. So, the new victims can listen to the evidence of the first case and then make their statements. So, if Cliff is acquitted for the first trial, he will be re-arrested for the next victim and his home searched again etc etc. Hardly efficient and again the defence will be able to cast doubt on the evidence.
I agree but my point was that anyone accused should not be named until charged As I understand it Cliff Richard wasn't actually charged with anything?
And the last time I checked, you have to charged before facing trial.
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Quite right, and how would a Jury be influenced by supposed revelations before the accused ever got to court? Where such allegations are concerned the accused is probably condemned in some minds before the trail even begins.
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Or, he is no further auctioned before charge due to lack of evidence, when there are potential witnesses and other victims that could have secured a charge or conviction had they have come forward- as per Stuart Hall. Hence you run the risk of a potential sex offender being released out into the public when there was other evidence out there that could have been used to protect the public
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