Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP affirms prosecution of Eleanor de Freitas was "correct".

After careful consideration, the Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP has decided not to order an independent inquiry into the prosecution of Eleanor De Freitas.

The request for a new inquiry or review was made by Ms De Freitas’ father David De Freitas. Ms De Freitas was charged with perverting the course of justice by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2014.

The Attorney concluded that there has already been a sufficient review of the case within the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), including by Alison Saunders, the Director of Public Prosecution. The internal review process carefully considered the points that Mr De Freitas and others have raised, and reasonable conclusions have already been reached.

Commenting on his decision, the Attorney General said:

I recognise that this was a difficult case with a tragic outcome and I extend my deepest sympathies to Mr De Freitas and his family. However, I have carefully considered the concerns raised by Mr De Freitas and I am satisfied that this case has already been subject to extensive scrutiny within the CPS, and that it was right for the prosecution to go ahead.

Official article on Government website can be viewed by clicking here

Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP

I have a stalker called Lisa Avalos who keeps spreading lies about me on the internet.

For the past four years I have found myself the subject of an unusual and relentless fixation. At the centre of it is a woman based in the United States, Ms Lisa Avalos, who also styles herself “Professor Avalos.”

My first encounter with her came during the harassment trial. She had flown all the way from Arkansas to attend proceedings in London. On the day of the verdict, before the judge had even delivered his decision, I observed her distributing business cards to members of the press, urging them to contact her. She was clearly confident that I would be convicted. She was wrong. The judge acquitted me. From that moment onwards, Ms Avalos has appeared unable to accept the verdict, and her behaviour since has borne all the hallmarks of an obsession.

Over time I learned that she had become friendly with Mr David de Freitas and his wife. I understand they have dined together and that she has even visited their family home in Fulham. Since 2014, she has written about me repeatedly on the internet, and I have the records to show that she has visited this blog almost daily for several months. The IP logs confirm it. On more than one occasion I have received anonymous messages from her which, despite the disguise, were traceable back to her IP address.

This month Ms Avalos took matters a step further. She approached the press with claims that I was guilty of the rape of Eleanor de Freitas. In doing so, she sought to persuade journalists that there was “no evidence” Eleanor had lied, and that I was guilty, while omitting and misrepresenting crucial facts. 

One of the publications she approached was an online news organisation called BuzzFeed. Their journalists contacted me and indicated they were preparing to publish material, ominously describing it as “things you won’t like.” What followed was an exhausting week spent with lawyers preparing letters, collating documents, and presenting once again the clear evidence that the allegations against me were false. Although Buzzfeed did go ahead with their story, they edited it to show the truth: That although Ms de Freitas had considerable mental health issues and committed suicide after being prosecuted for lying, there was in fact a substantial body of evidence that showed I was innocent.

To Ms Avalos, if she is indeed reading this as often as my logs suggest, I say this: Please stop. It is time to move on. To persist in this campaign is not only unjust to me but corrosive to the truth itself.

Click Here to see the evidence that Lisa Avalos doesn't want anyone to know about.

Professor Lisa Avalos from the United States.