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Sentences increased on appeal for child sexual exploitation offences
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The Court of Appeal has set aside the original sentences imposed on an individual for child sexual exploitation offences, deeming them unduly lenient. The original court had sentenced the individual to concurrent terms of imprisonment of two and a half years with the final eighteen months suspended. The appellate court found errors in principle, noting the gravity of the offences, particularly those involving actual meeting and arrangements for sexual engagement with minors. The new sentences imposed are four years for count 3, six years for count 2, and two and a half years for count 1, to be served concurrently, reflecting the serious nature of the offences and the involvement of two children.
undue leniency, child sexual exploitation, Criminal Justice Act 1993, Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, Court of Appeal, sentencing principles, headline sentence, aggravating factors, mitigatory factors, concurrent sentences, principle of totality, proportionality, sexual communication with a child, meeting a child for sexual exploitation, guilty plea, re-sentencing.
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