27-10-2016 14:34 via theguardian.com

Law concerning use of sexual history in rape trials 'could be reformed'

Attorney general Jeremy Wright says worries raised by MPs about nature of evidence used in high-profile retrial of Ched Evans are legitimate The law could be reformed to make clear that an alleged rape victim’s sexual history must not routinely be used as evidence in court, the attorney general has suggested.Jeremy Wright told the House of Commons that concerns about the practice were legitimate, after a group of MPs warned that women would be less likely to report rape because of the high
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