The prosecution's failure to include lesser alternative charges on an indictment does not constitute an abuse of process, and the absence of such charges may simplify rather than complicate the jury's task. Admissions of sexual misconduct falling short of the charged offence are highly probative and the risk of compromise verdicts can be addressed by judicial direction.
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