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Cell Phone Video Clears Man of Rape Charge

by Tim Stevens on April 7, 2009 at 10:35 AM

Man Cleared of Rape Charge by Mobile Phone FootageOften, when a woman accuses a man of rape, there's little proof beyond he-said-she-said, and, in many cases, that's enough to put the man away, whether he's guilty or not. The onus definitely falls upon the accused to prove his innocence in most of these cases. In the recent case of Gary Taylor, a 41-year-old businessman, the defendant was able to prove his innocence, according to a report in the Daily Mail last week, thanks to some rather racy footage captured on his mobile phone.

Taylor had recently been accused of four counts of rape by a 27-year-old woman whose name has been withheld for legal reasons. The woman testified that Taylor had raped her in her apartment while she was "quite drunk" on the night of September 26, 2008.

The trial was going badly for Taylor until he produced footage of the woman "actively" engaging in the sexual acts that she claimed to have had forced upon her. The footage was shown only to the judge and jury, and Taylor was found not guilty of all four charges. The woman had not seen the video before it was shown to the judge and jury, and we're wondering if she even knew she was being recorded at the time, which potentially brings up a whole other legal issue. Regardless, had Taylor not had that phone, this whole case could have ended much differently. [From: The Daily Mail]

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