A sentence of three-and-a-half years’ imprisonment imposed following an offender’s conviction for kidnapping a 10-year-old child and inciting her to engage in sexual activity was not unduly lenient given the circumstances, which did not fit within the sentencing guidelines and included a relatively short duration kidnap and the fact that no sexual activity had taken place.
BUT NO ACTUAL CAUSING CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHILD ABDUCTION CHILD SEX OFFENCES COMMITTING AN OFFENCE WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A SEXUAL OFFENCE KIDNAPPING NON-APPLICABILITY OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES SENTENCING SENTENCING GUIDELINES SEXUAL ACTIVITY SHORT-DURATION KIDNAPPING OF 10-YEAR-OLD CHILD AND INCITEMENT TO ENGAGE IN UNDUE LENIENCY
A sentence of three-and-a-half years’ imprisonment was appropriate in the case of a 69-year-old man who had pleaded guilty to causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and to sexual assault of a child under 13 after he had groomed and sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl.
CAUSING CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHILD SEX OFFENCES ELDERLY MAN GROOMING VERY YOUNG GIRL SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILD UNDER 13 UNDUE LENIENCY
A sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years on condition that the offender take part in a sex offender treatment programme and carry out community work, was appropriate in the case of a 22-year-old man who had pleaded guilty to offences of viewing child pornography on the internet and one chatline offence of inciting a girl aged 13 to engage in sexual activity.
CAUSING CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHATLINE OFFENCE INVOLVING 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENCES CHILD SEX OFFENCES SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING UNDUE LENIENCY
A notional determinate sentence that equated to 30 years’ imprisonment before a one-third reduction for guilty pleas, which had formed the basis for calculating the specified minimum term of a life sentence imposed for 28 counts relating to the sexual abuse of five boys, was excessive and reduced to 20 years.
28 COUNTS RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE OF FIVE BOYS ABUSE OF POSITION OF TRUST APPROPRIATE NOTIONAL DETERMINATE SENTENCE ATTEMPTS BUGGERY CALCULATION OF MINIMUM TERM CAUSING CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHILD SEX OFFENCES CHILDREN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 s.225 FILMS INCITEMENT INDECENT ASSAULT INDECENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHILDREN LIFE IMPRISONMENT MEETING CHILDREN FOLLOWING SEXUAL GROOMING MINIMUM TERM PENETRATION RAPE SENTENCING SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN SEXUAL ASSAULT
A sentence of a three-year supervision order imposed on a 17-year-old for offences of sexual assault on a child under 13 and causing a child to engage in sexual activity was not unduly lenient, as the long-term need for public protection required appropriate intervention that would not be provided by the imposition of a detention and training order.
CAUSING CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHILD SEX OFFENCES PRE-SENTENCE REPORTS RISK OF REOFFENDING SENTENCING SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPERVISION ORDER IMPOSED ON TEENAGER WITH TROUBLED BACKGROUND SUPERVISION ORDERS UNDUE LENIENCY YOUNG OFFENDERS
Although a sentence of four years’ detention in a young offender institution imposed for sexual assault of a child under 13 and of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity was severe, it was not manifestly excessive.
AGE CAUSING CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CRIMINAL LAW SENTENCING SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILD FAMILY MEMBERS SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL OFFENCES
It was not for the courts to assess the reasons behind the prosecution’s decision to charge an individual under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.8 rather than s.5 or s.9 and, in the circumstances, a sentence of five years’ imprisonment imposed on the individual was not manifestly excessive.
APPROPRIATENESS OF PROSECUTION CAUSING CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DECISIONS TO PROSECUTE MITIGATION s.5 s.9 SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.8
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