The defendant appealed a sentence of six years detention in a young offender institution for oral rape.
Held: The court should make no distinction in penalty between vaginal, anal or oral rape. The dangers might be different, but they remained real. Cases will vary in the offensiveness to the victim and courts should recognise the value of victim impact statements.
Judges:
Lord Woolf LCJ, Davis, Fiedl JJ
Citations:
Times 04-Mar-2005
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.223465