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Oct 8, 2026
Matthew ClaughtonGUEST
We also have allegations of indecent assault and sexual assault, and the difference between the two is date dependent.
Matthew ClaughtonGUEST
So indecent assault is the offense that would have been committed by anyone prior to the 2003 Sexual Offences Act, which came into force on the 1st of May, 2004.
Matthew ClaughtonGUEST
Offenses after the 1st of May, 2004 will be charged as sexual assault, so that's the range of the charges.
Anoushka Mutanda-DoughertyHOST
So indecent assault is quite new terminology for our listeners, new terminology for me.
Matthew ClaughtonGUEST
There was no consent.
Anoushka Mutanda-DoughertyHOST
Stephen, Matthew has just touched on the 2003 act and how that correlates to indecent assault and sexual assault, but it also affects the rape charges, right?
Stephen DaviesGUEST
Well, the 2003 Sexual Offences Act brought in for the first time a definition of consent.
Stephen DaviesGUEST
So now we have a definition which is a person consents if they agree by choice, and they have the freedom and the capacity to make that choice.
PaulHOST
Two counts of murder, that of Wendy Nell and Caroline Pearce in 1987.
PaulHOST
33 charges as a group charge under Section 70 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, mortuary offending where penetration can be evidenced.
PaulHOST
3 charges under Section 63, Subsections 1, 2 and 7c of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, mortuary offences without evidence of penetration.
PaulHOST
Eight charges under Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978, taking indecent images of a child.
PaulHOST
One charge under Section 67, subsections 3 and 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, voyeurism.
PaulHOST
One charge under Section 160, subsection 1, 2a and subsection 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, possession of indecent images of a child.
PaulHOST
Three charges under Sections 1, Subsection 1A and 6 of the Protection of Children Act 1978, Making Indecent Images of a Child.
PaulHOST
It's like he's two people in one.
PaulHOST
He leads a normal life, going about his own daily business, and on the other hand, he's out murdering women." The charges David Fuller was ultimately to face then are as follows: two counts of murder, that of Wendy Nell and Caroline Pearce in 1987; 33 charges as a group charge under Section 70 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, mortuary offending where penetration can be evidenced; three charges under Section 63, Subsections 1, 2, and 7C of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, mortuary offenses without evidence of penetration; eight charges under Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978, taking indecent images of a child One charge under Section 67, Subsections three and five of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, voyeurism.
PaulHOST
One charge under Section 160, Subsection one, 2A, and Subsection three of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, possession of indecent images of a child.
PaulHOST
Three charges under Sections one, Subsection 1A, and six of the Protection of Children Act 1978, making indecent images of a child.
Grace OvbaHOST
It put me in quite a bad place.
Grace OvbaHOST
I have points where I literally can't stand up." The difference between the offenses rape and sexual assault by penetration under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is that the latter is carried out by a body part or item, item that isn't the penis.
Grace OvbaHOST
Both require a lack of consent, and both offenses carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Grace OvbaHOST
"Assault by penetration, in my view, is the same as rape," Katie says.
Adam LloydHOST
Gail was charged with three counts for assault by penetration.
Adam LloydHOST
As you may know, under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, this offence involves intentional sexual penetration of another person's vagina or anus with a body part or something else where the person does not consent and the defendant does not reasonably believe that they consent.
Adam LloydHOST
And the issue at the heart of the case was a remarkably simple one.
Adam LloydHOST
The prosecution's case was that the complainant had agreed to sexual activity with Kai Fortune, a man she believed was real.
Medaya OcherHOST
Because I think there's a link here between what you call the eligibility of this case and the really big role that storytelling plays within both of their experiences.
Izabella ScottGUEST
Well, it's interesting because the Sexual Offenses Act, which is the legislation, nationwide legislation, really derives from contract law.
Izabella ScottGUEST
And the idea of this sexual offenses contract is one that, you know, we consciously or not sign every time we have sex.
Izabella ScottGUEST
There's these rules about what, you know, makes sex legitimate.
Medaya OcherHOST
Because I think there's a link here between what you call the eligibility of this case and the really big role that storytelling plays within both of their experiences.
Izabella ScottGUEST
Well, it's interesting because the Sexual Offenses Act, which is the legislation, nationwide legislation, really derives from contract law.
Izabella ScottGUEST
And the idea of this sexual offenses contract is one that, you know, we consciously or not sign every time we have sex.
Izabella ScottGUEST
There's these rules about what, you know, makes sex legitimate.