Jailed for 7 years on the word of an infatuated 13 year old - 13 years
later! The strapline refers to the fact that this is not unusual - but
the article itself concentrates more on the regulation of private
detectives than it does on the blatant injustice.  Ah well, he's only a
man. What more should men expect?


It cost =A3100,000 to prove I wasn't a rapist
by Steve Boggan
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-1551318_1,00.html

David Luxford had to hire a private detective to overturn his
conviction. He's not unusual

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"But if David was never late, he was supposed to have got up at 4am,
washed, dressed for work, had tea with his wife, walked to an alloted
point and abused Kimberley for 57 minutes all in the space of half an
hour. It wasn't possible. There is evidence that Kimberley had been
infatuated with David."

Cooper and his colleagues also tracked down and interviewed former
boyfriends of Kimberley's. One, who met her after the alleged abuse
took place, gave evidence to say that she had told him she was a
virgin. She had told the court she was a virgin before the alleged
abuse took place, but another boyfriend gave a statement to the effect
that he had had sex with her before the abuse began - a clear
inconsistency.
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