Man’s rape appeal has judgment reserved

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A man’s appeal against rape and sexual assault convictions had judgment reserved in the Court of Appeal on 27 January 2017.

He was serving concurrent 12-year sentences imposed in 2016 after convictions involving three stepchildren. His appeal argued that charges involving two children should have been tried separately and that the jury should have been discharged after other allegations were inadvertently heard.

The prosecution argued that similarities between the allegations justified a joint trial, while the three-judge court reserved its judgment.