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Re:U.K. Police Have a Message for Crime Victims: Hand over Y... by sundvor on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @11:07PM (#19794192)
As a victim you may be prosecuted if police discover something irrelevant to the case, yet still incriminating.

This seems to have the potential of severe abuse, if a rapist is aware of such matters they would feel protected to carry out their travesties.

What the actual f* indeed.

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Re:U.K. Police Have a Message for Crime Victims: Hand over Y... by londons_explore on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @04:03AM (#19795311)
The rapist isn't guaranteed not to be prosecuted if the victim doesn't hand over data. But you're right that a rapist careful not to leave behind too much other evidence is likely protected.
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Re:U.K. Police Have a Message for Crime Victims: Hand over Y... by zhangeru on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @05:37AM (#19795688)
Not only that, but a rapist could use the threat of police investigation for something like recreational drug use to scare a victim into never going to the police in the first place.
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