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Who claims "sex games gone wrong"

July 3, 2019

Although you might think that women and men might kill their partners in “sex games gone wrong”, all those accused are men, and

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She won! We win at the European Court of Human Rights.
September 7, 2025
She won! We win at the European Court of Human Rights.
September 7, 2025
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September 7, 2025
Perverts to get more time in jail for 'rough sex' killings - our response
February 14, 2024
Perverts to get more time in jail for 'rough sex' killings - our response
February 14, 2024
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February 14, 2024
A survey on porn and an update on the campaign.
February 9, 2024
A survey on porn and an update on the campaign.
February 9, 2024
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February 9, 2024
The horrifying harms of choking - new research
December 21, 2020
The horrifying harms of choking - new research
December 21, 2020
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December 21, 2020
Read our research on rough sex defences in England and Wales
December 21, 2020
Read our research on rough sex defences in England and Wales
December 21, 2020
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December 21, 2020
Thrilled: MPs voted to end rough sex defences in the #DABill
July 6, 2020
Thrilled: MPs voted to end rough sex defences in the #DABill
July 6, 2020
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July 6, 2020
We're happy to call this a victory
June 30, 2020
We're happy to call this a victory
June 30, 2020
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June 30, 2020
We have a store!
June 30, 2020
We have a store!
June 30, 2020

We have a store! If you want to support our work and help us get our message out, head over to our store

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June 30, 2020
June 16, 2020
Today was a big move forward - over to the Government
June 16, 2020
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June 16, 2020
Does claiming a "sex game gone wrong" work?
February 18, 2020
Does claiming a "sex game gone wrong" work?
February 18, 2020

In the UK, at the end of 2018, there was a great outcry at the sentencing of the partner of a young woman, Natalie Connolly, to 3 years and 8 months for her manslaughter. He’d claimed in his defence that Natalie had consented to “rough sex”, including beating and to sex acts that caused her terrible internal injury. The Crown Prosecution Service decided not to pursue a murder charge against him. But was this an unusual case: does claiming sex “gone wrong” work in a defendant's favour? In 45% of cases, claiming

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February 18, 2020

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