A sentence of imprisonment for public protection was inappropriate where there was evidence to suggest that a defendant’s repressed paedophilic tendencies could be controlled and minimised with effective treatment.
AGGRAVATING FEATURES CHILD SEX OFFENCES CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 s.225 DANGEROUSNESS DEFENDANT FORMING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL IMPRISONMENT FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION MEETING CHILDREN FOLLOWING SEXUAL GROOMING MITIGATION REASONABLENESS OF SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN SEXUAL OFFENCES PREVENTION ORDERS