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Court of Appeal reviews a sentence of 15 years imposed by the High Court on a parent for multiple offences including rape, sexual exploitation, and child cruelty involving his own children. The appellate court found the original sentence unduly lenient given the prolonged, systematic, and depraved nature of the abuse. The Court of Appeal quashed the original sentences for the rape and sexual exploitation offences and re-sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment, affirming the sentences for the remaining counts as imposed by the trial judge.
undue leniency - sexual exploitation - child cruelty - rape - Criminal Justice Act 1993 - Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 - Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 - Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 - Children Act 2001 - intellectual disability - mitigation - aggravating factors - breach of trust - proportionality - totality of offending - life imprisonment - post-release supervision.
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