Yet ANOTHER rape case disgrace: Man, 26, has his conviction quashed after spending two years in jail after bombshell Facebook messages missed by police prove his innocence

Ted8367 · 2017-12-31T00:42:49+00:00

The jury was given a misleading impression of a message reading ‘sorry’, which was construed as being about the alleged rape. In fact, it was a response to the woman asking him why he was ignoring her. Also omitted from the version presented to the jury was her response: ‘Dnt [sic] be.’

The evidence has been selectively edited.

Another message suggested Mr Kay had lied about his age during their first Facebook conversation. He asks the girl how old she is, to which she replies: ‘Nearly 17.’ He then asks if she’s single and she replies ‘yep’.He says: ‘Same here.’ Yet in the messages shown to the jury, it appears his reply ‘Same here’ is a response to her revealing her age.

Those responsible for the "showing to the jury" should be fired.

Tedesche · 2017-12-30T23:46:57+00:00

This is what happens when your government orders its police and courts to implement sexist policies in the pursuit of “justice.”

sonofsuperman1983 · 2017-12-31T01:34:27+00:00

Why hasn’t her face been plaster all over the internet. Will she go away for the same number of years he would have. Will she get put on a sex offender register so police, potential boyfriend and parents can ensure they can protect themselves and their children from her cancerous soul.

ThrowawayGhostGuy1 · 2017-12-31T00:52:49+00:00

Where the hell was his lawyer reviewing these messages?!

sonofsuperman1983 · 2017-12-31T01:47:34+00:00

She ain’t the victim now.

BlueOrange22 · 2017-12-31T05:53:07+00:00

Firstly, how are all these innocent people being convicted anyway just an hearsay? It's become that easy to have a man imprisoned on a lie.

it would be another three years before his conviction was overturned.

Why did it take 3 years after police had proof of his innocence? There is something going on there. There are clearly political motivations at play behind this trend.

GingerPeanutButter · 2017-12-31T04:21:05+00:00

At the end of the article the man's lawyer blames the under-resourced criminal justice system. While probably true, that's not where the blame should fall. We're not talking about extensive man hours and tests that could have been done to uncover the truth. All it would have taken is for the police officer to collect evidence holistically about the incident instead of collecting evidence to prove he's guilty.

Grubnar · 2017-12-31T04:11:20+00:00

The Appeal Court heard earlier this month that police relied on an ‘edited and misleading’ account of the Facebook conversation that was given to them by the complainant in the weeks after she claimed she was raped by Mr Kay.

The police did not even fucking check to see if it was correct??

KDulius · 2017-12-30T23:27:42+00:00

"Missed"

trangle42 · 2017-12-31T11:42:07+00:00

While he waited for his appeal, Mr Kay remained locked up with sex offenders. He was also made to see a psychiatrist because he was judged to be ‘in denial’ because of his protestations of innocence.

Convicted without evidence, subjected to brainwashing for maintaining innocence. Kafkaesque in the extreme.

Mr Kay’s case has prompted calls for a national review of all rape investigations

But not for convictions. Strange that.

This is an important victory for justice. This is the tip of an iceberg of failings brought about by chronic and long-term under-resourcing of the criminal justice system.

Yeah nothing to do with allowing people to be tried and convicted without evidence.

And surely she will be charged with making a false accusation now?

SiTeorbzey · 2017-12-30T23:07:34+00:00

Ah I guess it's true when they say 'when it rains, it pours"

autotldr · 2018-01-06T17:20:03+00:00

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 89%. (I'm a bot)

A man who spent more than two years in jail for a rape he did not commit had his conviction quashed after a relative took only a minute to uncover a series of bombshell Facebook messages - missed by police - that proved his innocence.

The Appeal Court heard earlier this month that police relied on an 'edited and misleading' account of the Facebook conversation that was given to them by the complainant in the weeks after she claimed she was raped by Mr Kay.Earlier his month, The Mail on Sunday reported that a rape case against student Liam Allan collapsed after it was revealed that police had withheld vital phone messages from his accuser.

Mr Kay's case has prompted calls for a national review of all rape investigations and comes after two trials in London collapsed when it emerged that police had failed to disclose crucial evidence that pointed to the defendants' innocence.

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sonofsuperman1983 · 2017-12-31T11:30:44+00:00

Pussy pass

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