LAWYER'S FINE FOR RAPE TRIAL QUESTIONS IS PITIFUL
Daily Record|May 18, 2024
Ellie hits out at 3k sanction for lawyer's humiliating court quiz
GEMMA RYDER
LAWYER'S FINE FOR RAPE TRIAL QUESTIONS IS PITIFUL

A RAPE survivor has hit out at the "pitiful" penalty her attacker's lawyer is facing after a complaint she made against him was upheld.

Lorenzo Alonzi was found to have "repeatedly crossed the line" when questioning Ellie Wilson at a High Court in Glasgow trial in 2022.

Ellie, 26, who waived her right to anonymity, said the consequences of Alonzi's actions were "not severe enough" after he was fined £2000 and ordered to pay her £1000 compensation.

This story is from the May 18, 2024 edition of Daily Record.

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