Irishman who spent 17 YEARS in British prison based on wrongful rape conviction loses his battle for compensation

tenchineuro · 2019-01-30T15:12:44+00:00

Victor Nealon, 57, was found guilty of attempted rape at Hereford Crown Court in 1997 over an attack outside a nightclub in Redditch, Worcestershire the previous year.

The Dublin-born postman served 17 years of a life sentence before he lodged a successful appeal to have his conviction quashed in 2013.

Wait, life in prison for attempted rape?

He was finally freed from prison in December that year after an appeal court ruled that new DNA evidence uncovered from his alleged victim's clothing in 2009 made his conviction unsafe.

Mr Nealon could have been released a decade previously, but was not granted parole on the grounds that he refused to admit his guilt.

Yeah, you can't release someone if they claim to be innocent. WTF?

A 2014 amendment to the 1988 Criminal Justice Act means than anyone wishing to apply for compensation has to prove they are innocent "beyond a reasonable doubt".

And apparently DNA evidence does not raise to that level of proof, somehow. And yet it was enough to get him out of prison.

Wisemanner · 2019-01-30T14:54:32+00:00

They will hand out massive amounts to women who claim they were discriminated against.

Pushandshovethetaco · 2019-01-30T15:24:16+00:00

What an absolute load of bullshit. I’d go whack the bitch and say I’ve already served the time.

MormonSexEnhancement · 2019-01-30T22:13:13+00:00

the UK is lost

DubsPackage · 2019-01-31T04:40:03+00:00

Bints get money just for breathing.

This guy can't get money for being wrongly imprisoned 17 years.

lol

I'm laughing but it's not funny

Title	Irishman who spent 17 YEARS in British prison based on wrongful rape conviction loses his battle for compensation
Author	lostapwbm
Upvotes	76
Comments	17
Date	January 30, 2019 2:12 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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