Top Rape Defence Barrister

When dismissing an appeal against conviction for sexual activity involving children, including rape and trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation, the court considered the issue of consent. Where a vulnerable or immature individual had allegedly been subjected to grooming for sexual purposes, the question of whether real or proper consent had been given would […]

A sentence of imprisonment for public protection with a minimum term of two years was appropriate in the case of an adult male who had pleaded guilty to attempting to foster an inappropriate relationship with an 11-year-old girl over internet.

A sentence of four years’ imprisonment imposed for breach of an antisocial behaviour order was reduced where the sentencing judge had failed to give the appropriate discount for an early guilty plea.