The Attorney-General appealed the sentences as unduly lenient. The defendant had brought to England several young girls and held them as captive prostitutes.
Held: In view of the commercial and organised nature of the crimes, the sentence of 10 years in total was too light. Recognising the different factual backgrounds, the court ordered the sentences involving importation to be served consecutively to the sentences for offences against the girls after arrival, creating a sentence of 23 years.
Latham LJ, Cox J, Beaumont QC
Times 06-May-2004, [2005] 1 Cr App R (S) 19, [2004] EWCA Crim 1275
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Updated: 11 November 2021; Ref: scu.196676
