Harriet Harman Demands Change In Law To Protect Alleged Rape Victims After Ched Evans Case

Veteran Labour MP Harriet Harman is demanding a change in the law to protect alleged rape victims from having their past sexual history pored over in court.
Harman, the longest serving female MP in the Commons, is planning to table an amendment to the forthcoming Courts Bill to prevent defence teams from using an alleged victim’s past sexual encounters against them during rape trials.
It follows the aquittal of footballer Ched Evans, who was jailed for raping a 19-year-old woman at a hote