Rapist loses fight to have conviction overturned

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Rapist loses fight to have conviction overturned

A man who locked his ex-girlfriend in his house and raped her, despite a warning from his father that he could end up in prison, has lost his fight to have his 25 years of imprisonment overturned by the Court of Appeal. Jermaine Burke, who was...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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