Convicted predator Theodoros Tsalkos gets new trial after court finds "substantial miscarriage of justice."

Theodoros Tsalkos, convicted in 2023 for raping two teenage sex workers in 1987 while posing as a police officer, will face a new trial after his convictions were overturned. The Court of Appeal found a substantial miscarriage of justice due to misdirections in jury instructions. Tsalkos was initially sentenced to up to 13 years and six months. The appeal highlighted issues with the credibility of testimony and the prosecution's closing address.

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