The Defendant, in his thirties, had befriended young girls on the Internet, and met up and committed sexual assaults.
Held: Where a considerably older man used the internet to attract and meet very young girls for sexual exploitation, the sentences should be at the severe end of the scale. There may remain scope for consideration by Parliament of increasing the range of penalties available yet further.
Judges:
Kay LJ, Poole J
Citations:
Times 23-Oct-2003
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 02 September 2022; Ref: scu.187198