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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Brian Farmer

Barrister accuses judge of implying ‘only stupid women can be raped’

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A woman who complained of being raped by an ex-partner is appealing against a ruling by a judge – who said he found it difficult to accept an “intelligent lady” could not remember when it allegedly happened.

At a private family court hearing, Judge Marc Marin referred to the woman’s intelligence when concluding she had not proved her former partner raped her, an appeal judge has been told.

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