Evidential weight of recent and delayed complaint in sexual assault trial proceedings

A failure to report sexual assault immediately after it occurred has evolved into a presumption of fabrication on the part of the complainant. This rule was based on 'the belief that a sexual assault complainant could only be believed if she could demonstrate she had publicly denounced the perp...

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Main Author: Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. 2016
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/53957/1/Evidential%20Weight.pdf
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