James Reith

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	2
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Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"James Reith was known in England as the "Last Tango in Paris rapist." His conviction was reversed when it was determined that sex with the woman was consensual, as he had always maintained."
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Innocence Proved By:	A key witness had not been made available for cross-examination at his trial.
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Age When Imprisoned:	27
Age When Released:	29
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	Innocent UK website
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James Reith

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"James Reith was known in England as the "Last Tango in Paris rapist." His conviction was reversed when it was determined that sex with the woman was consensual, as he had always maintained."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

A key witness had not been made available for cross-examination at his trial.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

27

Age When Released:

29

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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Innocent UK website

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http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/

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