Season one: Rape on Trial continues with the second of our two-part season opening.
We're back in the public gallery of Crown Court for the final days of Tariq's trial for rape and false imprisonment in a case the conventional wisdom tells us shouldn't result in conviction: one person's word against another's; no forensic evidence; delayed report; young, black complainant; and a defendant claiming consent and an allegation motivated by shame and regret.
Will the jury's deliberations and assessment of the evidence be biased by rape myths and gender stereotypes? Or will the evidence satisfy jurors of Tariq's guilt?
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