ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY IN PRESENCE OF CHILDREN

July 17, 2015

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 usually be for the jury to decide, unless the evidence clearly indicated that proper consent had been given.

CONSENT CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DE MINIMIS ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY IN PRESENCE OF CHILDREN GROOMING OF VULNERABLE OR IMMATURE PERSONS FOR SEXUAL PURPOSES INDECENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHILDREN RAPE REAL OR PROPER CONSENT s.1 s.1(1) s.10 s.101 s.11(1) s.3 s.58 s.58(1)(a) s.59A s.9 SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.58(1) TRAFFICKING FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION YOUNG OFFENDERS

June 1, 2012

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.

ADULT MALE ATTEMPTING TO FOSTER INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL OVER INTERNET APPROPRIATE MINIMUM TERM ATTEMPTS CHILD SEX OFFENCES CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 Pt 12 s.229(3) ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY IN PRESENCE OF CHILDREN IMPRISONMENT FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION INDECENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHILDREN MINIMUM TERM s.160(1) s.227 s.229(3) SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING

July 4, 2006

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.

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ORDERS BREACH ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY IN PRESENCE OF CHILDREN GUILTY PLEAS INDECENT EXPOSURE IN BREACH OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ORDER SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING

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