Rapists jailed for just 40 months after judge says 11-year-old victim was 'willing'

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story here.

"Judge David Farrell QC jailed them both for just 40 months each as he accepted the claim that she was willing and looked "at least" 14."

Funny, but I thought 14 was still under the age of consent for sex with a 21 year old man, quite apart from the fact that how a girl or woman "looks" should NEVER be a justification for rape, full stop.

I despair.

Good grief.Whatever next?It makes me wonder about some of these judges personal lives tbh,this one obviously has his boundaries completely confused which is why the bloody guidlines are there to be followed.
Im going to e mail my mp as well i think eben though i dont even know at the moment who he is

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If she was so willing, how did it end up in his court?

Sandelwood

Because children under the age of 12 can't give consent...it's our equivalent of statutory rape.

I know.

I think sandalwood was being sarcastic. Bumping again. Is there an update in this ?? Any progress?

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has any1 heard back from their MP?

We have until Friday to write to the AG everyone:

"The Attorney General, who was flooded with complaints over the ?weak? sentencings handed by Judge Farrell QC, who also said the victim was a ?willing participant? to Channer and Monteiro last month, has until Friday to decide whether to refer that case to the Court of Appeal, which could replace the jail terms."

how do you write to the AG?

SardineQueen posted this further down the thread :)

And also tell us which case you are concerned about and why you think it should be changed. You should contact the Correspondence Unit. The Attorney General's Office will email you when a decision is made whether to refer the case to the Court of Appeal.
Don't worry if you don't have all the information, but the more you can give us, the more likely it is that we will find the right case.
If you can, also phone the Attorney General's Office on 020 7271 2492. You may need to leave a message."

email [email protected]

Any judge coming out with these kind of judgements, and there have been many over the years, has got to have sympathies with the offenders. Everyone with normal morals finds it abhorrant! I would be looking very closely at their personal lives if I were the local constabulary!

Thanks patti. I will email him too. Can't get this story out of my head.

Come on everyone we need to raise our voice and write to the relevant people. That's the only way we can change this disgusting attitude towards children.

Sorry Sandalwood, my sarcasm detector is on the blink again.....bumps thread

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Sorry VeryLittleGravitas, I should do the little 'hmm' smiley.

I posted a couple of days ago after my MP replied very promptly to my email about this case - MP continues to be impressively speedy here, as I got a letter from him today saying he's written to the Secretary of State for Justice (Ken Clarke) and as soon as he gets any reply he'll let me know.

Well done to my MP - anyone else getting any replies?

Interesting article

That's great news timtam. I wrote to the AG but dont knw who
my MP is. Also I dnt write very well. Can u send me a draft I can send to the MP. I am disappointed this thread hasn't received than many hits and needs to be bumped so often.

Emailled AG!

Got v quick response from AG's office:

Thank you for your email concerning the sentences given to both Roshane Channer & Ruben Monteiro.

We are aware of this case and have already asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for more information about the case so that the Law Officers can look at the sentence passed to see whether it should be referred to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient.

Bit cheeky but can I nick a copy of someones email to their mp. I am rubbish at such things but can adpat quite well