Mistake of fact defence: The legal loophole stopping Queensland rape complainants from getting justice – ABC news

Mistake of fact defence: The legal loophole stopping Queensland rape complainants from getting justice By Hayley Gleeson   That a woman may “freeze” rather than fight back against a sexual assault is a common and well-documented reaction. She might judge her attacker as too dangerous to take on; she might be temporarily paralysed and unable to move or scream; she…