The defendant appealed his sentence for breach of a sex offenders order.
Held: There had been deliberate and flagrant breaches in the form of unsupervised contact with boys. The offender had a record of serious sexual offending against young boys and the breach of the order was only shortly after his release. Nevertheless the sentence was reduced to 4 years imprisonment.
Citations:
(2005) 1 Cr App Rep (S) 101
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 16 August 2022; Ref: scu.245156