Offenders escaped getting a criminal record after the police and Crown Prosecution Service agreed to a 'community resolution' instead of taking them to court.
More than 2,000 sex offenders including rapists have avoided serious punishment in the past four years after being made to 'apologise' to their victims.
It means that every week more than ten sex offenders are escaping any real punishment and side-stepping the court system after being allowed to just say 'sorry' to their victims. Police chiefs say community resolutions are normally only ever used in relation to sexual offences if the victim is content for the crime to be dealt with in that way.
Merseyside police used the method to dispose of an offence of rape of a girl under 16, while both Derbyshire and Devon and Cornwall police closed off two rape cases of women in this way. When a victim reports a crime, police forces can opt for a community resolution if the offender accepts they were responsible and offers some form of apology or compensation.
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