The now 72-year-old loses rape conviction appeal

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The now 72-year-old lost his appeal against a rape conviction at the Court of Appeal on 16 June 2022. He had been convicted of raping his niece in 1978 and sentenced to four years and six months in prison by the Central Criminal Court in February 2020.

The appeal argued that alleged premature jury deliberations and bullying had made the trial unfair. The three-judge court dismissed the appeal; its reasons were due to be published later.