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Court of Appeal allows appeal and determines that the original sentence for a series of sexual offenses and subsequent harassment was unduly lenient, increasing the headline sentence to 17 years imprisonment, on the grounds that the additional non-sexual factors, such as serious assaults, public humiliation, and a prolonged harassment campaign, warranted categorisation of the offenses in the "most serious" category, leading to the increased sentence.
Court of Appeal - undue leniency - sexual offenses - harassment - global sentence - rape - assault causing harm - false imprisonment - criminal damage - vulnerability - breach of trust - grooming - aggravating factors - headline sentence - mitigation - concurrent sentences - Criminal Justice Act 1993 - Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 - Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 - Criminal Damage Act 1991 - re-sentencing - victim impact report.
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