Claim: Rape has been legalised in the UK as offenders can now escape punishment if they apologise to their victims.
Fact-check: Rape has not been legalised in the UK - Full Fact
Verdict: rape remains illegal. a small proportion of sexual offences, often those committed by children, are dealt with outside the criminal justice system when police say it is not in the public interest to prosecute. but in these cases a criminal offence has still been committed.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tony Thompson
Date published: 2022-07-07T00:00:00