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21. Lionel's Trial part 2
Jun 23, 2026
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20. Lionel's Trial part 1
Jun 6, 2026
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19. Kevin's Trial part 3
May 20, 2026
1h 36m 18s
18. Kevin's Trial part 2
May 5, 2026
1h 03m 24s
17. Kevin's Trial part 1
Apr 27, 2026
1h 11m 03s
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| 6/23/26 |  21. Lionel's Trial part 2 | We're back in court for the second part of Lionel's trial on two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.This episode sees the remainder of the prosecution's case and the beginning of the defence case as Lionel takes the stand to testify in his own defence. Key topics and issues discussed in the episode: the importance of the ABE video interview; memory refreshing in the witness box under s139 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003; powers of arrest under s24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and PACE Code G; voluntary interviews with police; the defendant's good character; half-time submission of no case to answer and the second limb of the Galbraith test; cross-admissibility and bad character provisions in the Criminal Justice Act 2003; judge directed acquittals.Rape on Trial is a fly-on-the-wall style documentary podcast giving listeners a unique and detailed look at the real-life workings of the criminal process, criminal law, and criminal proceedings in England & Wales.Episodes present a series of in-depth case-studies drawing on case files and trial proceedings, so we can see for ourselves how the criminal justice system actually works in cases of rape and serious sexual offences, and how it doesn't. The question running throughout the series is, are outcomes in rape and serious sexual offences better explained by 'rape myths' or evidence and proof?Put together with the general listener firmly in mind, Rape on Trial is a must listen for those with a keen interest in the criminal process, as well as those practicing or studying criminal law, criminal evidence and procedure, advocacy and trial strategy, criminal justice and criminology, and associated disciplines like forensic linguistics and forensic psychology.As a detailed and comprehensive account of real court proceedings in a criminal trial in an adversarial common law legal system, the podcast is also an invaluable resource for international students of Legal English, the Language of Law, and comparative law and process. Legal English Learning PracticeLegal English Comprehension PracticeLegal English VocabularyLegal English in the CourtroomLegal English in the Crown CourtThe research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/6/26 |  20. Lionel's Trial part 1 | Rape on Trial is a fly-on-the-wall style documentary podcast giving listeners a unique and detailed insight into the real-life workings of the criminal process, criminal law, and proceedings.Through a series of in-depth case-studies drawing on case files and trial proceedings, we see for ourselves how the criminal justice system actually works in cases of rape and serious sexual offences, and how it doesn't.This episode sees the opening of the prosecution's case in the trial of Lionel who stands accused of two counts of sexual assault perpetrated against a complainant who was a child both at the time the incidents are alleged to have taken place, and when the case gets to court.Key topics and procedural elements covered: prosecuting counsel's opening speech; the use of special measures in court; Achieving Best Evidence or ABE video interviewing by police; the limits of bad character evidence and conduct for which the defendant has not been charged; judicial introductions, witness coaching, and R v Momodou & Limani [2005] 1 WLR 3442, [2005] EWCA Crim 177; cross-examination of a child witness in a sexual offences trial.Although put together with the general listener firmly in mind, Rape on Trial is a must listen for those practicing or studying criminal law, criminal evidence and procedure, advocacy and trial strategy, criminal justice, and criminology, as well as those interested in forensic linguistics and forensic psychology.As a detailed and comprehensive account of real court proceedings in a criminal trial in an adversarial common law legal system, the podcast is also an invaluable resource for international students of Legal English, the Language of Law, and comparative law.Legal English Learning PracticeLegal English Comprehension PracticeLegal English VocabularyLegal English in the courtroomThe research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/20/26 |  19. Kevin's Trial part 3✨ | criminal justicerape trial+4 | — | — | — | criminal processevidence-in-chief+5 | — | 1h 36m 18s | |
| 5/5/26 |  18. Kevin's Trial part 2✨ | indecent assaultcross-examination+3 | Paul | BUPAmazon+2 | — | Kevin's trialindecent assault+3 | — | 1h 03m 24s | |
| 4/27/26 |  17. Kevin's Trial part 1✨ | male rapelegal system+4 | — | Women Podcasters AwardAmazon+2 | England & Wales | male rapeCrown Court+5 | — | 1h 11m 03s | |
| 2/9/26 |  15. Omar's Trial✨ | court trialrape case+3 | — | AmazonAcast+2 | — | Omar's trialreal rape+3 | — | 44m 33s | |
| 1/24/26 |  14. Patrick's Trial part 3✨ | rape trialdefense case+4 | — | AmazonAcast+2 | — | rape trialdefense+5 | — | 1h 28m 24s | |
| 1/3/26 |  13. Patrick's Trial part 2✨ | rape trialcross-examination+3 | — | BUPAmazon+2 | — | rapetrial+5 | — | 1h 12m 41s | |
| 12/20/25 |  12. Patrick's Trial part 1✨ | rape trialintoxicated complainant+5 | — | Hopeless WaltzDoak et al+3 | Northern IrelandUK+1 | rape trialNorthern Ireland+5 | — | 54m 17s | |
| 12/9/25 |  11. Faruq's Trial part 4✨ | rape trialjustice system+4 | — | AmazonAcast+2 | — | rape trialjury verdict+4 | — | 1h 06m 42s | |
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| 12/7/25 |  10. Faruq's Trial part 3✨ | rape trialcross-examination+3 | — | BUPAcast+2 | — | rape trialcross-examination+3 | — | 1h 03m 37s | |
| 11/24/25 |  9. Faruq's Trial part 2✨ | rape trialcross-examination+5 | — | Amazoncriminaljusticeinaction.com+1 | — | rape trialcross-examination+6 | — | 1h 08m 01s | |
| 11/5/25 |  8. Faruq's Trial part 1✨ | rape trialcriminal justice+3 | — | BUPAcast+2 | — | rapetrial+3 | — | 1h 28m 26s | |
| 10/13/25 |  7. Dean's Trial part 3 | Episode 7 sees us back in Crown Court for the conclusion of Dean’s trial. The kind of case the mainstream says shouldn’t succeed: an intimate partner relationship rape; one person’s word against another’s; no corroborating evidence; no forensic evidence; no witnesses; and the toughest cross-examination of a rape complainant we have seen so far with Anya painted as the angry and vengeful ex-partner and accused of making false allegations both now and in the past. In short, according to the mainstream, this is the wrong kind of case and the wrong kind of victim.The conclusion of Dean's case marks a turning point in the season, raising questions about what the rape trials we have seen so far might reveal about rape myths, evidence and proof, courtroom advocacy, and attrition in the criminal justice process more broadly.Key topics and issues covered in this episode: bad character and need for fairness; defence submission of no case to answer (the Galbraith test) and judge directed acquittals; closing speeches and judge's directions; the verdict and post-verdict reflections.A must listen for those studying criminal law, criminal evidence and procedure, advocacy and trial strategy, criminal justice, and criminology as well as those interested in forensic linguistics and forensic psychology.As a detailed and comprehensive account of real court proceedings in a criminal trial in an adversarial, common law legal system, this is also an excellent resource for international students learning Legal English, the Language of Law, and comparative law.Legal English Learning PracticeLegal English Comprehension PracticeLegal English VocabularyApplied Legal EnglishLegal English in the courtroomThe research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/3/25 |  6. Dean's Trial part 2 | Episode 6 of Rape on Trial sees us back in Court 2 as Dean's rape trial continues. Dean stands accused of rape and sexual assault against Anya, his girlfriend/partner at the material time.We pick up where we left off in episode 5, with Anya about to undergo cross-examination. In contrast to the cross-examination of rape complainants in Tariq and Jerome's trials, Anya's experience in the witness box aligns more closely with what we might expect to see, given mainstream accounts of rape trials and the conduct of defence counsel.Topics and elements of the trial covered in this episode: cross-examination of the complainant; the evidence of the arresting officer; recalling the complainant; judge's interventions; dealing new lines of inquiry in the course of the trial; agreed statements; the testimony of the officer in the case (evidence-in-chief and cross-examination; discussion of the prosecution's bad character application and a pending defence submission. A must listen for those studying criminal law, criminal evidence and procedure, advocacy and trial strategy, criminal justice, and criminology as well as those interested in forensic linguistics and forensic psychology.As a detailed and comprehensive account of real court proceedings in a criminal trial in an adversarial, common law legal system, this is also an excellent resource for international students learning Legal English, the Language of Law, and comparative law.Legal English Learning PracticeLegal English Comprehension PracticeLegal English VocabularyApplied Legal EnglishLegal English in the courtroomThe research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 9/26/25 |  5. Dean's Trial part 1 | As Rape on Trial continues, we're back in the public gallery of the Crown Court for Dean’s trial. He is charged with numerous counts of violence against the person offences relating to two previous partners, Erica and Anya. He also stands accused of a single charge of rape and one of sexual assault perpetrated against Anya, his partner at the time.As in previous episodes, Dean’s trial involves another rape case the mainstream narrative tells us shouldn’t succeed: an allegation of intimate partner relationship rape with no forensic evidence, no CCTV, and no eyewitnesses.Topics and key elements covered in this episode: pre-trial change of plea; judge's opening directions; prosecuting counsel's opening speech; application to adduce evidence of the defendant's bad character under s101 Criminal Justice Act 2003; the use of special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses; rape complainant's evidence-in-chief (ABE video); IT difficulties, belligerent defendants, and the implications for witnesses.A must listen for those studying criminal law, criminal evidence and procedure, advocacy and trial strategy, criminal justice, and criminology as well as those interested in forensic linguistics and forensic psychology.As a detailed and comprehensive account of real court proceedings in a criminal trial in an adversarial, common law legal system, this is also an excellent resource for international students learning Legal English, the Language of Law, and comparative law.Legal English Learning PracticeLegal English Comprehension PracticeLegal English VocabularyApplied Legal EnglishLegal English in the courtroomThe research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 9/19/25 |  4. Jerome's Trial part 2 | Episode 4 of Rape on Trial sees us back in court for the conclusion of Jerome’s trial for the robbery of five sex workers and rape of one; another case involving what the conventional wisdom tells us is the wrong kind of rape and the wrong kind of victim and shouldn't result in convictions.As in Tariq's case, this trial, and the jury’s verdict, raise difficult questions for mainstream accounts of rape in the criminal process, the impact of rape myths and gender stereotypes on victim credibility, courtroom advocacy and the conduct of cross-examination, and how the criminal justice system actually works in these cases.Topics and key elements covered in this episode: the remainder of the prosecution case; hearsay evidence; agreed statements; agreed evidence; evidence of first complaint; evidence of the defendant's bad character; the defence case; defendant's evidence-in-chief; cross-examination of the defendant charged with rape; adding charges to the indictment mid-trial; judge's directions; closing speeches; final directions; jury questions; verdict and thoughts on whether it reflects rape myths and stereotypes or evidence and proof.A must listen for those studying criminal law, criminal evidence and procedure, advocacy and trial strategy, criminal justice, and criminology as well as those interested in forensic linguistics and forensic psychology.As a detailed and comprehensive account of real court proceedings in a criminal trial in an adversarial, common law legal system, this is also an excellent resource for international students learning Legal English, the Language of Law, and comparative law.Legal English Learning PracticeLegal English Comprehension PracticeLegal English VocabularyApplied Legal EnglishLegal English in the courtroomThe research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 9/5/25 |  3. Jerome's Trial part 1 | We’re repeatedly told that juries only convict in “real rape” cases with “ideal victims.” Episode 3 of Rape on Trial continues to challenges those assumptions.We're back in Crown Court for the trial of Jerome who stands accused of robbing five women and raping one. The complainants are all sex workers, and the conduct of the trial—and its outcome—raise important questions about the prominence and impact of rape myths and gender stereotypes in rape trials, and about how counsel and trial judges' courtroom practice and jury decision-making are portrayed in the mainstream and very public discourse about rape in the criminal process.Topics and key elements covered in this episode: the prosecution's opening speech; eyewitness identification evidence and the Turnbull direction; changes to the defence case; complainants' evidence-in-chief; special measures--complainant ABE video and use of screens; cross-examination of rape complainant (verbatim); cross-examination of robbery complainants; evidence of recent complaint.A must listen for those studying criminal law, criminal evidence and procedure, advocacy and trial strategy, criminal justice, and criminology as well as those interested in forensic linguistics and forensic psychology.As a detailed and comprehensive account of real court proceedings in a criminal trial in an adversarial, common law legal system, this is also an excellent resource for international students learning Legal English, the Language of Law, and comparative law. Legal English Learning PracticeLegal English Comprehension PracticeLegal English VocabularyApplied Legal EnglishLegal English in the courtroomThe research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 8/24/25 |  2. Tariq's Trial part 2 | Want to know how the criminal justice system really works in cases of rape and serious sexual offences?Rape on Trial continues with the second of our two-part season opening.We're back in the public gallery of Crown Court for the final days of Tariq's trial for rape and false imprisonment in a case the conventional wisdom tells us shouldn't result in conviction: one person's word against another's; no forensic evidence; delayed report; young, black complainant; a defendant claiming consent; and an allegation the defence say is motivated by shame and regret.Will the jury's deliberations and assessment of the evidence be biased by rape myths and gender stereotypes? Or will the evidence satisfy the jury of Tariq's guilt?Topics covered in this episode: defendant's evidence-in-chief and cross-examination; judge's directions in a rape trial; closing speeches; the verdict; the reported impact of rape myths and stereotypes in jury deliberations.Rape on Trial is a must listen for those studying criminal law, criminal evidence and procedure, advocacy and trial strategy, criminal justice, and criminology as well as those interested in forensic linguistics and forensic psychology.As a detailed and comprehensive account of real court proceedings in a criminal trial in an adversarial, common law legal system, this is also an excellent resource for international students learning Legal English, the Language of Law, and comparative law.Legal English Learning PracticeLegal English Comprehension PracticeLegal English VocabularyApplied Legal EnglishLegal English in the courtroomThe research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 8/24/25 |  1. Tariq's Trial part 1 | Want to know what the investigation and prosecution of rape and serious sex offences really looks like in the UK today?In this, the first of two introductory episodes taking us straight to the heart of criminal process, we're in a Crown Court somewhere in England & Wales watching a real-life rape trial; the kind of case heard up and down the country every day.Tariq* is charged with rape and false imprisonment. It's a case that, according to the mainstream narrative, has little chance of resulting in convictions: one person's word against another's; no forensic evidence; no injuries; delayed report; young, black complainant; a defendant claiming consent and that the allegation was prompted by regret and embarrassment on the complainant's part.Join me, Dr Candida Saunders, in the public gallery watch real proceedings in a real rape trial.Let's see for ourselves what really happens.*To protect the identity of complainants, and all other parties involved in the trial, proceedings are fully and meticulously anonymised.Topics covered in this episode: Prosecuting counsel's opening speech; vulnerable and intimidated witnesses under the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 and the availability and use of special measures; cross-examination of a rape complainant; agreed evidence; admissibility of 999 call; evidence of recent complaint; agreed facts; evidence of the officer in the case and account of the accused's police interview.A must listen for those studying criminal law, criminal evidence and procedure, advocacy and trial strategy, criminal justice, and criminology as well as those interested in forensic linguistics and forensic psychology.As a detailed and comprehensive account of real court proceedings in a criminal trial in an adversarial, common law legal system, this is also an excellent resource for international students learning Legal English, the Language of Law, and comparative law.Legal English Learning PracticeLegal English Comprehension PracticeLegal English VocabularyApplied Legal EnglishLegal English in the courtroomThe research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 8/23/25 |  Season Trailer | Introducing Criminal Justice in Action’s first season, Rape on Trial, where we examine how rape and serious sexual offences are investigated and prosecuted in England and Wales: a probing, comprehensive, and, crucially, evidence-based look at how the criminal process works in these cases in practice, when it doesn't, and why it matters.Whether you're a student of law, criminology, social sciences, criminal justice, psychology, gender studies or similar, undertaking policing studies or the Bar Practice Course, if you're a criminal justice practitioner or policy maker, or simply someone who is curious to gain a real-world understanding of how the criminal process deals with rape and sexual assault cases in practice, rather than in theory, Rape on Trial is for you.Subscribe now to make sure you never miss an episode.The research behind Rape on Trial also features in our book: Doak et al, Cross-examination on Trial: Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials (BUP 2025). https://amzn.to/49oVqG2This is an Amazon affiliate link which pays me a small commission. If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please visit our website https://criminaljusticeinaction.com for information about help and support.Music: Hopeless Waltz by Alena Smirnova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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