Sentences with phrase «complainant suffered harm»

In such circumstances, there would be no need to prove that the complainant suffered harm or damage.

Not exact matches

The trial judge found the complainant did not consent because of the bruising and bodily harm she suffered which, in his view, were inconsistent with consensual sex, and that her account of the incident and what followed was credible and consistent.

And, in the case of a factually guilty person accused of sexual assault, the complainant is being asked to suffer harm to protect something of value to the person who assaulted her.

But more needs to be done to translate that work into practice, to better ensure that complainants suffer only that harm which the presumption of innocence requires.