A (A Child) (Appeal: Finding of Rape)

The Appellant appeared as a Litigant in Person Roshni Poli (instructed by MarstonHarbottle Solicitors) for the Respondent Mother Hearing date: 7 May 2025 ____________________

In essence the father's appeal is against the finding of rape; the rape which the mother asserts ended the relationship and pre-dated the conception of A by approximately 2 months.

i. Ground 3- Failed to have sufficient regard, if at all, to the earlier finding that the Appellant father was the biological father of 'A' � the child, and that the parties must have had sexual intercourse sometime after the alleged rape, which conflicted with mothers evidence.

ii. Ground 4- Further, failed to have sufficient regard, if at all, to the fact the relationship did continue, as above, and that factually the mother misled the court in her assertion she had ended the relationship immediately after the alleged rape.

iii. Ground 5- Finding that mother controlled contact arrangements without reason and had maliciously called police to cause harm to the Appellant, resulting in the mother causing emotional and psychological harm to both children, yet failed to have sufficient regard to this history, if at all, and failed to balance the likelihood of the Appellant committing rape against mothers contrived allegations to frustrate contact.