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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Indecent Assault (Incl. aggravated) |
Sentence: |
2 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.6 |
Year Crime: |
2001 |
Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2007 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
City of Crime: |
Raunds |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Dr. Mark Pepperman was wrongly convicted in December 2006 of indecently assaulting two patients at his clinic in Raunds, England. Pepperman was sentenced to two years imprisonment. In June 2007 Pepperman's convictions were quashed by the Court of Appeals and he was released after seven months of wrongful imprisonment." |
Conviction Caused By: |
Testimony of two alleged victims. |
Innocence Proved By: |
In June 2007 Pepperman's convictions were quashed by the Court of Appeals and he was released. |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
54 |
Age When Released: |
55 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Appeal court frees jailed doctor, BBC News, June 13, 2007" |
Information Location 1: |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/6748697.stm |
Information Source 2: |
"Doctor cleared of assault charges, By Staff, Northamptonshire Telegraph, June 14, 2007" |
Information Location 2: |
http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/top-stories/doctor-cleared-of-assault-charges-1-763458 |
Information Source 3: |
"GP's indecent assault conviction quashed, Evening Telegraph, June 13, 2007" |
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http://www.northantset.co.uk/news?articleid=2950841 |
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