The jury directions given at the trial of a well-known publicist for historical sexual offences had not been inadequate or unfair, and his conviction for indecent assault was safe.
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The jury directions given at the trial of a well-known publicist for historical sexual offences had not been inadequate or unfair, and his conviction for indecent assault was safe.
CONSENT CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE FRESH EVIDENCE HISTORICAL OFFENCES INDECENT ASSAULT JURY DIRECTIONS SEXUAL GROOMING SUMMING UP
Certain conditions of a sexual harm prevention order imposed on an offender who had committed sexual offences against children, which restricted his use of computers, mobile phones with internet access and remote storage, were quashed as they were disproportionate, unenforceable and did not give effect to the statutory purpose.
CHILD SEX OFFENCES CLOUD COMPUTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNET MEETING CHILDREN FOLLOWING SEXUAL GROOMING OPPRESSION PENOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY PROPORTIONALITY SENTENCING SENTENCING POWERS SEXUAL GROOMING SEXUAL HARM PREVENTION ORDERS VICTIM SURCHARGE
A three-year community order imposed on an offender for multiple offences of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity was replaced with a term of three years’ imprisonment. The manipulative nature, frequency and persistence of the offending, targeting vulnerable victims including two under 13, required an immediate custodial sentence even though the offender had voluntarily sought help for his behaviour.
AGGRAVATING FEATURES CAUSING CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY COMMUNITY ORDERS CUSTODIAL SENTENCES INDECENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHILDREN SENTENCING SEXUAL GROOMING UNDUE LENIENCY
A sentence of eight years’ imprisonment was the very minimum that the court could impose following a plea of guilty to the rape of a young boy, which had been committed in breach of trust and against a background of repeated and regular sexual abuse. The court would be sympathetic to those who had been abused themselves, but such abuse could not excuse a child victim turning adult predator. The sentence of four-and-a-half years’ imprisonment was unduly lenient.
ABUSE OF POSITION OF TRUST APPROPRIATE DETERMINATE SENTENCE INDECENCY INDECENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHILDREN RAPE REPEATED AND REGULAR SEXUAL ABUSE OF TWO CHILD VICTIMS OVER MANY YEARS BY OFFENDER WHO HAD ALSO BEEN ABUSED SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILD FAMILY MEMBERS SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILD UNDER 13 SEXUAL GROOMING UNDUE LENIENCY YOUNG OFFENDERS
The court set out guidance on factors to be considered when making sexual offences prevention orders alongside other sentences and in respect of computer and internet use, personal contact with children and occupations or activities which were likely to bring the defendant into contact with children.
APPROPRIATE FORM OF SEXUAL PREVENTION ORDERS CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENCES CRIMINAL LAW EXTENT OF PROHIBITIONS IMPRISONMENT FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION PAEDOPHILIA SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE GROUPS ACT 2006 Sch.4 Sch.4 para.2 Sch.4 Pt 1 SENTENCING SEXUAL GROOMING SEXUAL OFFENCES PREVENTION ORDERS
The aim of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.15(1) was to penalise those who used a relationship which they had developed as a platform from which to launch sexual offending. In the instant case, there was more than a substantial body of evidence corroborating the complainant child’s version of events which justified the jury reaching the conclusion that the offender had arranged to meet her for the purposes of a sexual assault.
CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL LAW INTENTION INTENTION TO COMMIT SEXUAL ASSAULT JURY DIRECTIONS MENS REA s.15 s.7(1) SEXUAL GROOMING SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.15(1) SUMMING UP
Sentences of four and two years’ imprisonment were appropriate in the case of a husband and wife who had involved two 14-year-old girls in sexual activity.
ABUSE OF POSITION OF TRUST CAUSING A CHILD TO WATCH A SEXUAL ACT CHILD SEX OFFENCES EXTENDED SENTENCES HUSBAND AND WIFE INVOLVING 14-YEAR-OLD GIRLS IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY INCITING A CHILD TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000 s.85(1)(b) s.85 SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN SEXUAL GROOMING
In an attempted sexual grooming case where the offender was caught by a newspaper sting operation and there was no actual victim, a sentence of 18 months’ imprisonment on a guilty plea was appropriate for a man of previous good character who had been subjected to the humiliation of exposure in the national press.
ATTEMPTS CHILD SEX OFFENCES INTERNET NEWSPAPER STING OPERATION POSED AS 17-YEAR-OLD IN TEENAGERS’ INTERNET CHAT ROOM SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SEXUAL GROOMING
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