A term of imprisonment of three years was unduly lenient in respect of an attempted rape and other sexual offences where there had been a course of conduct over a number of years by the elderly grandfather of a young child. Taking into account the need for the defendant to look after his sick wife the appropriate sentence was one of four years and six months’ imprisonment.
APPROPRIATE SENTENCES ATTEMPTS CHILDREN COURSE OF CONDUCT OVER NUMBER OF YEARS CRIMINAL LAW ELDERLY DEFENDANTS ELDERLY OFFENDERS ILLNESS INDECENT ASSAULT NOT GUILTY PLEAS OFFENDER ABUSING GRANDDAUGHTER OVER MANY YEARS RAPE SENTENCING UNDUE LENIENCY UNDULY LENIENT
A conditional discharge was unduly lenient for offences of indecent assault with a female under 13 years old and indecency with a child.
AGGRAVATING FEATURES CONDITIONAL DISCHARGES COURSE OF CONDUCT CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IMPRISONMENT INDECENCY WITH A CHILD INDECENCY WITH STEPCHILD INDECENT ASSAULT INDECENT ASSAULTS OFFENCE TAKING PLACE 30 YEARS PREVIOUSLY S.36 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988 SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCES SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES STEP-FATHERS STEPCHILDREN UNDUE LENIENCY UNDULY LENIENT
An eight-year sentence was unduly lenient for two offences of rape where the victim was a child who had been in a position of trust vis-à-vis the offender. A three-year community rehabilitation order was unduly lenient for offences of indecent assault and indecency with a child. A six-month sentence coupled with an extended licence period of two years was unduly lenient for three counts of indecent assault against a child.
“HISTORIC” OFFENCES AGGRAVATING FEATURES APPLICATION OF RAPE SENTENCING GUIDANCE TO OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES ATTORNEY GENERAL’S REFERENCE BREACH OF TRUST CHILDREN COMMUNITY REHABILITATION CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988 s.36 CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DAUGHTERS DOUBLE JEOPARDY GUILTY PLEAS INDECENT ASSAULT POSITION OF AUTHORITY POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000 PREVIOUS OFFENCES RAPE S.36 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988 SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES SUBSTITUTION UNDULY LENIENT YOUNG GIRLS