RAPE CONVICTION NOT OVERTURNED AT COURT OF APPEAL
A milkman convicted of raping a woman was unable to overturn his conviction during an appeal at the Court of Appeal.Adrian Gallagher, residing on Ballantrae Road in Blackburn, was convicted at Preston Crown Court in March of last year for a single count of rape.
He was told he would remain incarcerated until authorities determined he no longer posed a danger to society.
The case revealed that Gallagher attacked the woman around midnight on May 1, 2005.
While the jury convicted him of the initial rape, they acquitted him of three additional charges related to alleged offenses in subsequent hours.
During the appeal, three judges in London were informed that the jury’s verdicts were inconsistent, and therefore Gallagher’s conviction was deemed 'unsafe' and should be annulled.
Nevertheless, Lord Justice Hooper, alongside Mr Justice Gibbs and Mr Justice Roderick Evans, stated that the jury had a legitimate reason for their decision.
The court outlined that Gallagher, age 40 and working as a milkman, admitted to asking his victim for sex; however, he denied that sexual intercourse occurred.
The victim delayed reporting the assault to police for several weeks due to the trauma but had confided in her employer and friends about the incident in the meantime.
