Bill Passed to Protect Rape Suspects
From Times Wire Reports
The House of Lords voted 109 to 105 to amend a bill on sexual offenses to allow rape suspects to remain anonymous until proven guilty. Backers said innocent people’s lives had been ruined by erroneous allegations.
Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government said, however, that it would seek to overturn the amendment when the bill returns to the House of Commons.
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