- Jill Saward
Infobox Person
name = Jill Saward
image_size =
birth_date = birth date and age|1965|1|15
birth_place = Liverpool, England
residence =Staffordshire
nationality = British
known_for = victim of high profile "Ealing Vicarage Rape Attack" and well known rape law reformer, campaigner and author
occupation = Campaigner
party = Independent Candidate
religion = Church of England
spouse =Gavin Drake (1993-present)
children = three boys
parents =Michael Saward
relations =Joe Saward (brother)Henry George Kendall (great grandfather)
website = http://www.saward.orgJill Saward was born in
Liverpool on14th January 1965 and educated atLady Margaret School .Ealing Vicarage Rape Attack
Saward hit the headlines on
6th March 1986 when a gang of burglars broke into her home at lunchtime. Her father and boyfriend received fractured skulls and she was raped. The incident received considerable international media coverage because her home was the Ealing Vicarage - her father was the Vicar of Ealing and the attack was soon labeled by the media as The Ealing Vicarage Rape Attack [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/03/08/nsaward08.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/03/08/ixhome.html News - Telegraph ] ] .Legal controversy
Saward's case received further notoriety when the judge gave those responsible longer sentences for the burglary than for the rape [ [http://www.truthaboutrape.co.uk/2005campaign.html#previous Truth About Rape ] ] . The judge caused controversy when he said "the trauma suffered by the victim was not so very great". Upon his retirement the judge, Mr Justice Leonard, publicly apologised for what he called the "one great blemish" on his career.
"Rape: My Story"
In
1990 , with the help of friendWendy Green , Saward wrote a book about her experiences, called: "Rape: My Story" (Bloomsbury/Pan Books) [ [http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/?tab=editions [WorldCat.org ] ] . At the same time she recorded an Everyman programme for theBBC [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/?view=synopsis] withJenni Murray . It was thought that this was the first time a rape victim had "gone public" to talk about her experiences.Campaigning work
Since 1990 Saward has worked in various guises to support victims of rape and sexual violence. She is involved in personal support of victims and training police officers. She writes for national newspapers, is a broadcaster and campaigns for changes to the way rape victims are treated by the police and legal system.
Politics
On
24 June 2008 , Saward stated in [http://www.saward.org/Articles/haltemprice.htm an article on her website] that she was considering standing as a candidate against David Davis in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. Her candidacy has since been confirmed. She criticised Davis for "saying nothing at all" about sexual violence issues while serving as Shadow Home Secretary; and stated that the DNA Database should be extended to help detection of sexual assault, and that there was a disparity between the "thousands" of people affected by sexual assault each year, compared to the detention proposals of the Counter-Terrorism Bill which "may not affect anyone at all"cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7472980.stm|title=Rape campaigner by-election bid |date=2008-06-25|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2008-06-25] cite web|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Campaigners-set-to-fight-Davis.4222338.jp|title=Campaigners set to fight Davis by-election |date=2008-06-25|publisher=Yorkshire Post|accessdate=2008-06-25] cite web|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/politics/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=Politics&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=zpolitics&itemid=IPED25%20Jun%202008%2015%3A14%3A16%3A493|title=Icke and Saward may contest by-election |date=2008-06-25|publisher=East Anglia Daily Times|accessdate=2008-06-25] cite web|url=http://www.driffieldtoday.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/Latest-byelection-contenders-revealed.4222454.jp|title=Latest by-election contenders revealed |date=2008-06-25|publisher=Driffield Times and Post|accessdate=2008-06-25] .Relatives
Saward is married to the British journalist
Gavin Drake . Her father is the hymnwriter and priestMichael Saward and her brother is the motor racing journalistJoe Saward .Her great grand father was Captain Henry Kendall notable for being the first person to use radio to capture a criminal (Crippen) and Captain of the RMS "Empress of Ireland" when it sank.
References
Books
** "Rape: My Story" by Jill Saward ISBN
** "The Forgiveness Book" by Bob Libby ISBNee also
*
Rape (word)
*Types of rape
*Date rape
*Effects of rape and aftermath
*Laws about rape
*Rapist
*Sexual assault External links
* [http://www.saward.org/ Jill Saward's website]
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