The Court considered a particular aspect of the correct approach to be taken when sentencing certain offences against children under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (‘SOA’), namely when no sexual activity takes place, for instance, because i) the child is a fiction, ii) the defendant failed to persuade the child to engage in sexual activity or iii) the offender was thwarted.
Judges:
Lord Justice Fulford VP
Citations:
[2021] EWCA Crim 572
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 19 November 2022; Ref: scu.662109