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Ex-Oxford Union president Ben Sullivan rape case reviewed | |
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The decision to drop a rape case against a former president of the Oxford Union is to be reviewed, after the alleged victim appealed. | |
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said a request had been made through the Victims' Right to Review scheme in the case against Ben Sullivan. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said a request had been made through the Victims' Right to Review scheme in the case against Ben Sullivan. |
No further action was taken after Mr Sullivan was arrested in May on suspicion of rape and attempted rape. | No further action was taken after Mr Sullivan was arrested in May on suspicion of rape and attempted rape. |
He is a history and politics student at Christ Church college, Oxford. | He is a history and politics student at Christ Church college, Oxford. |
A CPS spokeswoman said: "The VRR scheme gives victims the right to request a review of a CPS decision not to prosecute or to terminate criminal proceedings." | A CPS spokeswoman said: "The VRR scheme gives victims the right to request a review of a CPS decision not to prosecute or to terminate criminal proceedings." |
Mr Sullivan had previously appealed for anonymity for people arrested on suspicion of rape. | Mr Sullivan had previously appealed for anonymity for people arrested on suspicion of rape. |
He was elected head of the Oxford Union, a debating society, in December 2013 and served during the Trinity term of 2014, which runs from mid-April to the end of June. |
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