Prosecutors get the law wrong

And it has taken a long time to put it right

The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPSNI) is seeking to have the convictions of 15 sex offenders set aside as the result of what it calls a legislative error. Victims have been contacted and offered support.

The 15 were convicted by magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland between 2009 and 2017. It seems the error came to light as long a…