A man walked free from court after spending almost six months in prison for an acid attack which he was falsely accused of, as the judge concluded his victim was “making it up”. Judge Steven Everett was highly critical of the Crown Prosecution Service, and the investigating police officer, over their handling of the case […]
A man tragically took his own life because of the distress caused by a false rape accusation, a coroner has ruled. Ross Bullock was found at his family home alongside a note to his parents that after a ‘year of torment’ he had ‘hit rock bottom’. ‘I’m free from this living hell,’ he had written. […]
The American Journal of Men’s Health has uncovered new data that reveals a high level of domestic abuse within the gay community. As part of his study, Rob Stephenson found that 46% of the men he interviewed said they had been a victim of domestic abuse in one form or another in the last year. […]
Bosses at Abused Men In Scotland have said it will shut its doors for good at the end of the month. The Edinburgh-based charity – who run support groups and a helpline – say the safety of 350 men it helps every year will be put at risk unless it is granted a reprieve. Chairman […]
Liam Allan was accused of rape. However, the case against him collapsed and was thrown out of court after it emerged that a detective had failed to hand over text messages on the accuser’s phone – seriously undermining the case. The 22-year-old’s experience is one of several which has prompted the Crown Prosecution Service to review […]
Cliff Richard talks about his false allegation and how it affected him and his friends and family. Anonymity is not afforded to the accused while an accuser will be entitled to anonymity no matter whether the accusation turns out to be true or false. “What we have to do is stop the fake accusers……..I’ve been […]
An article written by Sandra Newman for “Quartz”. Sarah is the author of seven novels and works of nonfiction. She also writes for The Guardian and Aeon. Follow her on Twitter @sannewman. This article is mainly focused on US cases but has some relevance worldwide. “In the News” articles are not necessarily the views of MenCASA […]
If we asked you to picture a domestic abuser, what do they look like? And, more importantly, what gender are they? Society still follows an outdated narrative of domestic abuse, based on pejorative terms like ‘wife beater’ and ‘battered wife’. There are two main things wrong with these phrases – they assume that all abuse […]
Former television presenter John Leslie has admitted to being “in bits” after being cleared of sexual assault. “It’s a case of putting the bits back together again,” the 53-year-old said on his return to ITV’s This Morning, the show he co-hosted for three years. “Hopefully I can come through this in one piece.” Leslie was […]
Charity says thousands of parents are misusing domestic abuse orders to access legal aid. Families Need Fathers says parents are being encouraged by some solicitors to file for non-molestation orders – injunctions used in urgent abuse cases. New figures show a 30% rise in orders made after legal aid was axed in everything but abuse […]