Courts to tackle rape delays

Senior judge wants defendants who’ve waited three years tried this summer

A two-year delay in scheduling more than 180 rape trials is a “serious stain” on the criminal justice system, the senior presiding judge of England and Wales said yesterday.

Lord Justice Edis announced plans to bring almost all of these cases — around 6% of the 3,355 outstanding rape prosecutions — to trial before the end of July. More recent prosecution…