“I can’t even begin to imagine how painful it must be for them.” The decision to drop charges against footballer Mason Greenwood could silence women who are already frightened to speak up about sexual abuse, legal experts have warned 🔴 SerinaSandhu1
The message that Mr Greenwood’s case could send to victims of sexual crimes is concerning and has been acknowledged by those involved. Chief Superintendent Michaela Kerr, Greater Manchester Police’s head of public protection, said the decision to drop the case against Mr Greenwood had “not been taken lightly”.
Harriet Wistrich, solicitor and director of the Centre for Women’s Justice, said she did not know the details of the case but warned: “It probably will make any woman who’s been a victim of a famous person, like a footballer, think, ‘What’s the point of going through the process?’ A spokeswoman for Solace Women’s Aid said five in six women don’t report rape because “they are too embarrassed, too humiliated and nearly 40 per cent say that they don’t think the police will help.
Mr Greenwood, 21, said he was relieved after the charges against him were dropped. But his future as a footballer with Manchester United, a club he joined when he was just six years old, remains unclear.Reputational experts say Manchester United are in a predicament. Manchester United, she said, owed it to their fans, including their female supporters, to show they have a “zero-tolerance policy”.
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