Jade McCrossen-Nethercott has received £35,000 in damages from the Crown Prosecution Service.
A woman has received £35,000 in compensation after her rape case was dropped amid claims she could have had an episode of “sexsomnia”.
Her lawyers, from the Centre for Women's Justice, said it was "extremely rare" for the CPS to make a payout like this.In 2017, after a night out with friends, Jade woke up on a sofa with a feeling she had been raped while she slept. Within hours, she had reported it to the police. The suspect offered no comment when questioned and the CPS made the decision to charge him with rape.
Jade said she did not have sexsomnia, however, sleep experts were not able to rule out the possibility that she could have had an isolated episode on the night of the incident. They admitted the CPS was wrong in closing her case, saying it should instead have been taken to trial.Jade described the CPS decisions during this time as “more damaging” to her than the night of the incident, saying the legal process had turned her world “upside down”.
She added: “It has taken a lot from me, but I held on to a lot of positives. I am really proud of the work that both myself and the Centre for Women's Justice have done to get to this point." “It's a testament to how severe the failing was on the part of the CPS that we have been able to bring this claim,” she added.In the year to March 2024, 65,913 rape cases were recorded by police in England and Wales . Of these cases, just 2.6% have so far resulted in a suspect being charged, or receiving a summons, according to Home Office figures.
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