AIBU to complain about lenient sentencing in teenage rape case?

I’ve never written to my MP before but have just sent her a letter asking her to support any application for a review of these sentences. This has just made me feel sick. What message does it give to both boys AND girls? Boys do what the fuck you like, girls your pain is worth nothing.

Same Southampton judge who let off a man found with thousands of child abuse images because his wife had cancer. Im obviously very sorry for her but how is that a reason to let someone off such a despicable crime. Disgusting and this judge should be sacked.

Those poor, poor girls. The courage to go through a trial after their utterly horrific experience of being gang raped...for this. The judge probably sees himself as an "empathetic chap", shame he has no empathy for the female children who will have a lifetime of trying to cope with what has been done to them (frankly, by the justice system as well as the rapists).

I've filled in the form, can anyone suggest anything else people can do? I feel that if us women allow this to just disappear from the news we will be failing all our girls. This utter contempt for the suffering of girls needs to be fought against.

Done. Absolute shitshow of a sentence

Absolutely, bloody horrific!! Unbelievable that they get a paltry slap on the wrist and these poor girls are now serving a life sentence! Signed!

Thank you for sharing the link. I’ve completed the form too.

My blood is boiling over this. We must demand better

Signed ..first time signing anything but our society can not continue on this path.

Those girls went through so much for so little in return justice wise.

I’ve submitted the form.

How can a judge be so utterly out of touch? Yes, they have sentencing guidelines but this was a premeditated horrific crime, committed twice, and they walk away with the equivalent of a slap over the hand. I despair, those poor girls and their families have had their lives destroyed.

I completed the form and just put the 3 boys in the Fordingbridge rape case. I’m appalled.

I’ll tell you what I’m an expert in - surviving rape as a teenager and I can tell you the mental effects last a lifetime. Those girls will have a life sentence of PTSD and potentially physical health effects as well. Their victim impact statements make that clear already. How is a youth supervision order a just sentence?

I’ve completed the form and I’m fairly local so will also be writing to my MP.

Done.

Absolutely outraged by this. Not that it would justify the sentence but it wasn’t even a one off, they did it twice to 2 separate girls. Well twice they were caught, and so few victims report it’s likely there are other victims.

Those girls will face a lifetime of PTSD and other effects of these awful attacks. Meanwhile, these boys get a slap on the wrist. That judge is not fit for his job.

Hopefully the Court of Appeal will be clear.

Form submitted.

This is my closest city. Absolutely bloody unbelievable. The trauma added to what the victim has already experienced is unimaginable. What the actual fuck!

Reported. ADHD is not an excuse, nor is a difficult home life. This is rape we're talking about.

There is something queasy about this sentence. The case as reported seems to have a lot of aggravated features. I also didn’t like the emphasis on ADHD as a factor for two of the offenders which seems to be indicative that they had less culpability for what happened. And it seems to have been repeat offending and filming of the rapes. I know the judiciary have discretion but I wonder what the calculation was here not to give custody.

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My reference is 4M4S4DV7AX

They all called boy a b and c, it’s Southampton court today for rape , they should be able to work it out from that

I wrote something to that effect on my complaint, there was no ambiguity these were stranger attacks that were pre meditated in broad daylight

i have sent a complaint. All girls and women in Southampton must feel so unsafe.

Were you?

Signed. Truly horrific

Not, the majority of us are not (JP here though) but most people have an innate sense of justice and know when it has not been served. The fact of considering these boys futures to be more important than those of their victims is outrageous to any sane person of either sex.

Let us hope that Donna Jones, Hampshire PCC, demands that this is revisited.

Labour claim to stand against VAWG but that is nothing but a hollow pointless lie if these sentences are allowed to stand.

Are you an expert in youth court sentencing guidelines?
were you there during the trial?
did you read the reports made for the Judge?