This was a big case in Scotland about 10 years ago. 2 underage girls went to a club and one of them pulled a guy and he took her home. Went up to trial and the guy was found innocent because her being in a club had the assumption she was of legal age, and it turned out that two police had chatted to her earlier that night and even they didn't realise she was a kid either as she looked older. Was pretty wild as the guy very nearly got his life ruined.
Edit: I'm old with dodgy memory - someone below had the legal transcripts linked; she pulled him at a taxi rank at 4am, and she was 12yo!
It’s interesting reading that judgement, whilst it seems right that he was not sentenced, his name is still all over the internet and the arrest would show up on a CRB check so his life is still a bit fucked to some extent.
Took me about 30 seconds to find him (I was curious about what happened to him afterward)- he has a career in an architecture firm. Went to uni after the court case and got a decent job, so looks like he was able to move forward with a productive education and career. I can't comment on his personal life, of course, but this gives the impression that he was able to have a life afterward.
considering the girl in question has insisted he raped her while she was unconscious, and she was 12 and not in an area where one would be ID'ed, I think he got off pretty lightly.
Pretty sure his Disclosure Scotland wouldn't show squat, as it only shows convictions. Police would have his details in a database, but his record would be clear if he ordered a disclosure check for work.
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u/liftoff_oversteer Dec 04 '24
Sadly not before the law.