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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Alleged rapist carried out extensive online searches into Malkinson case, court told

Paul Quinn
Paul Quinn denies the charges against him. Photograph: Facebook

An alleged rapist who is suspected to have evaded justice for nearly 20 years carried out an “exponential” rise in online searches about the case when it emerged police were investigating a new suspect, a court has heard.

Paul Quinn, 51, is accused of raping and violently beating a woman in 2003 in an attack that led to the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison in what jurors were told was one of the worst miscarriages of justice in Britain.

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