Teen boy avoids jail after rape of girl, 12

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The judge sounds like he is using terminology aimed at someone with a much younger/lower cognitive abilities. Why is that?

Not kind. What a nonsense statement.

Its taken 3 years to come to trial and sentencing, is that due the victims fragility or his?

Perhaps she would be alive if she was able to see justice quicker.

Well this just shows that Judge's are no more competent to hear rape trials that juries.

Worth doing this?

You can ask for someone’s Crown Court sentence to be reviewed if you think it’s too low.The Attorney General’s Office can review very low sentences given by the Crown Court in England and Wales if they’re asked to.

Only certain types of case can be reviewed, such as:

• murder
• manslaughter
• rape
• robbery
• some child sex crimes and child cruelty
• some serious fraud
• some serious drug crimes
• some terror-related offences
• some crimes committed because of the victim’s race or religion
• stalking that caused the victim severe distress or to fear violence
• harassment that caused the victim to fear violence
• controlling and coercive behaviour

Anyone can ask for a sentence to be reviewed - you do not have to be involved in the case.

Only one person needs to ask for a sentence to be reviewed.

https://www.gov.uk/ask-crown-court-sentence-review

'You can ask for someone’s Crown Court sentence to be reviewed if you think it’s too low.
The Attorney General’s Office can review very low sentences given by the Crown Court in England and Wales if they’re asked to.
Only certain types of case can be reviewed, such as:

• murder
• manslaughter
• rape
• robbery
• some child sex crimes and child cruelty
• some serious fraud
• some serious drug crimes
• some terror-related offences
• some crimes committed because of the victim’s race or religion
• stalking that caused the victim severe distress or to fear violence
• harassment that caused the victim to fear violence
• controlling and coercive behaviour

How can the judge say the boy "wasn't selfish"? Baffling.

So he was 13 and she was 12. Appalling and the judge’s remarks are not ok, but what good would locking him up do? He obviously needs intervention and help if he’d do this aged 13; prison with a load of offenders isn’t that.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/unduly-lenient-sentences

How can one request a review when the perpetrator is not named, does anyone know?

This from the victim's father:

'He wrote: “She was a bubbly girl and the heart of the household.
“She was selfless and was always doing things for other people. She would always put others before herself.

“What [he] did to her changed her life. I tried to speak to her about what happened but she struggled to open up.
“She wanted to put it all behind her…but I knew what happened to her was eating her up inside.

“She started to push very close friends away. I can’t begin to imagine what she was going through.
“She started listening to emotional music and watching shows about suicide. She began to self-harm three months after the incident.
“No amount of words could quantify the amount of pain we’ve felt from her death.
“The verdict has given [her] a voice. Life isn’t the same without her, the house feels empty and quiet.”

My god. RIP, I'm so terribly sorry.

What the fuck is this? I can’t say you were selfish? What the fuck?

This is one of the worst things I’ve ever heard. What the fuck. This reminds me of the film Promising Young Woman. Absolutely horrendous.

No words.
its awful but I honestly don’t know what kind of justice locking a young lad up after he did this age 13… it does sound like he has been trying to change since then and I guess the real consequence that would hurt most is true remorse as this will be lifelong…

But it’s awful and tragic. So sad.

Rape has been decriminalised by stealth.