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Dropped Cliff Richard sexual abuse case under review
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 1 September 2016
The decision not to prosecute Cliff Richard over allegations of sexual abuse is to be reviewed, after it was challenged by one of his accusers.
As previously reported, Richard’s Berkshire home was searched by police in 2014, in relation to accusations that he had sexually assaulted a boy under the age of sixteen at a Christian faith rally in the 1980s. Subsequently, three other men came forward, accusing the singer of offences dating back to 1958. He was questioned by police a number of times, but never arrested or charged.
In June this year, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that there was “insufficient evidence” to proceed further with a prosecution. Richard, who had firmly denied all accusations throughout, called for the identities of those accused of sexual crimes to be kept secret until they are charged.
The CPS said yesterday that it had received an application under the victims’ ‘right to review’ scheme earlier this month and that a review of the case is now underway.
Cliff Richard has not yet commented.
