Quentin Hunt helps a survivor overturn a police NFA decision through the Victim’s Right to Review scheme, securing the reopening of a historic rape and child abuse investigation.
SEXUAL OFFENCES
Insights from a Leading Criminal Barrister
Specialist sexual offences defence barrister Quentin Hunt examines the offence of assault by penetration looking at the definition of the offence the central elements penalties and defences.
Jury deliver Not Guilty verdict for US citizen accused of Sexual Assault on Airplane
Quentin ensures that No Further Action taken against executive in allegations of Controlling and Coercive Behaviour and Sexual Assault
Quentin secures acquittals for client on ten counts of indecent exposure and three counts of sexual assault.
Police take no further action against Quentin’s client in ex-wife Rape allegations.
A sexual assault allegation can have wide ranging ramifications with a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and mandatory registration on the sex offenders register. With this in mind anyone who finds themselves accused of a sexual offence may wish to secure the best representation possible.
Quentin Hunt, a sexual offences Barrister, examines the elements of the offence of sexual assault and the defences available when a person is charged with such an offence.
As the black cab rapist John Worboys case continues to navigate the legal system, Quentin takes a look at the way in which significant changes in police and Crown Prosecution Service guidance have had a dramatic impact on the number of recorded cases.
This article examines the elements of the offence of Rape, possible rape defences and the current state of the law; it cannot hope to be definitive but should serve as a good layman’s guide to the law.
This article will consider the legal definition of sexual assault, what must be proven for there to be a conviction, and what you should do if you have been accused of sexual assault.