Stuart Hall’s ‘inadequate’ jail sentence for sex offences doubled by Court of Appeal – The Independent

Posted July 29th, 2013 in appeals, news, recidivists, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“Veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall’s prison sentence for indecently assaulting 13 girls was doubled to 30 months today after the Appeal Court ruled that the punishment was inadequate for the crimes that he had committed.”

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The Independent, 26th July 2013

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Stuart Hall should serve longer in jail for sex attacks, Attorney General tells Court of Appeal – The Independent

Posted July 26th, 2013 in appeals, attorney general, complaints, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“The veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall’s 15-month prison sentence for indecently assaulting 13 girls was unduly lenient and he should serve longer in jail, the Attorney General told the Court of Appeal today.”

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The Independent, 26th July 2013

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Stuart Hall: judges review whether sentence for sex attacks was too lenient – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2013 in appeals, complaints, news, recidivists, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“Three of Britain’s most senior judges are considering whether the 15-month sentence handed to Stuart Hall for a string of sex offences was unduly lenient.”

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The Guardian, 26th June 2013

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Regina (Minter) v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary – WLR Daily

Regina (Minter) v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary [2013] EWCA Civ 697; [2013] WLR (D) 289

“A convicted sex offender on whom an extended sentence was passed pursuant to section 85(2) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 became subject to the notification requirements of Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for an indefinite period under section 82(1) of the 2003 Act, if the aggregate of the custodial term and the extension period was 30 months or more, even if the custodial term was less than 30 months.”

WLR Daily, 1st May 2013

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Computer consultant Mark Lancaster jailed for 16 months for voyeurism and trafficking after using ‘sex for fees’ website to dupe student into having sex with him – The Independent

“The role of investigative journalism was praised today as a top level computer consultant was jailed for 16 months in connection with a ‘pitiless deception’ in which he sought to con hard up students into having sex with him in return for falsely offering to pay their university fees.”

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The Independent, 19th July 2013

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Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing to receive posthumous pardon for homosexuality conviction – The Independent

Posted July 22nd, 2013 in bills, homosexuality, news, pardons, parliament, retrospectivity, sexual offences by sally

“The Government says it will not oppose a parliamentary bill that would quash the 1952 ‘gross indecency’ conviction.”

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The Independent, 20th July 2013

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Jimmy Savile: BBC sets aside millions to compensate victims – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 18th, 2013 in BBC, compensation, news, sexual offences, victims by tracey

” The corporation disclosed in its annual accounts that it has made ‘provision for future compensation claims’ from victims of Jimmy Savile. The accounts show it has set aside £19.1 million for compensation claims, although the money will also be used for other cases. Many of his 214 known offences were on BBC premises, and Savile even attacked a girl during the last edition of Top of the Pops in 2006.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2013

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Home Office asks Supreme Court to make landmark privacy ruling – The Independent

“Government lawyers want to overturn decision that criminal records vetting system breaches human rights.”

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The Independent, 14th July 2013

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Jason Swift killer Robert Oliver jailed for child visits – BBC News

“A convicted paedophile who broke a court order banning him from allowing children into his home in Kent has been sentenced to three years in prison.”

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BBC News, 12th July 2013

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Stuart Hall sex attack sentence to be reviewed – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2013 in news, recidivists, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by sally

“The sentence given to BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall for convictions for sexual abuse will be reviewed following complaints he ‘got off lightly’.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2013

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Teacher spared jail after admitting affair with schoolboy – Daily Telegraph

“A female teacher who had an affair with a teenage pupil has been spared jail after she claimed the affair was over – despite being spotted with him just two days ago.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2013

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Linzi Ashton murder: IPCC to investigate Salford mum’s death – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2013 in complaints, domestic violence, murder, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“The murder of a mother who had reported a ‘serious sexual assault’ by her former partner to police is to be investigated by the police watchdog.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2013

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James Bulger killer Jon Venables to be freed – BBC News

Posted July 5th, 2013 in murder, news, parole, sexual offences, young offenders by tracey

“One of James Bulger’s killers, Jon Venables, should be released from prison, the parole board has said. Venables was previously paroled, but sent back to jail for accessing child pornography.”

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BBC News, 4th July 2013

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Court to decide if Graham Ovenden’s sentence was too lenient – The Guardian

“An internationally renowned artist who walked free from court despite being convicted of a string of sexual offences against child models is to have his sentence reviewed by the appeal court.”

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2013

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Lie detector tests set to be introduced to monitor sex offenders – The Guardian

Posted July 2nd, 2013 in lie detectors, news, probation, sexual offences by sally

“MPs are expected to clear the way for the introduction of compulsory lie detector tests to monitor convicted sex offenders across England and Wales from next January.”

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The Guardian, 1st July 2013

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Boy, 16, jailed over sex attack on five-year-old girl – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2013 in child abuse, kidnapping, news, sentencing, sexual offences, young offenders by tracey

“A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in Hampshire.”

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BBC news, 1st July 2013

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Regina v McNally – WLR Daily

Posted July 1st, 2013 in appeals, consent, law reports, rape, sexual offences, young offenders by tracey

Regina v McNally: [2013] EWCA Crim 1051;   [2013] WLR (D)  256

“Consent to sexual penetration could be vitiated by a deception by the defendant as to gender because vitiating deceptions were not limited to deceptions relating to features of the offence.”

WLR Daily, 27th June 2013

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Courtroom treatment of vulnerable victims faces review – The Guardian

“An investigation is being launched into aggressive courtroom cross-examination of vulnerable victims in the wake of high-profile child sex abuse cases, Damian Green has confirmed. The justice minister said work would be carried out over the summer to find ways to curb hostile practices after a growing number of cases in which witnesses were left ‘deeply traumatised.'”

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The Guardian, 1st July 2013

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Sex offence claims rise in wake of Savile scandal – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 1st, 2013 in child abuse, cross-examination, news, police, sexual offences, statistics, victims by tracey

“Reports of sex offences overall, both historic and current, has also increased, with one police force seeing allegations almost double since last October, when the Savile affair first emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2013

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Oxford sex grooming gang jailed for life – Daily Telegraph

“Members of an Oxford gang who groomed vulnerable young girls for sex, repeatedly raping them and threatening to kill them if they told anyone, have been jailed for life.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2013

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