2026-03-20
'Predatory' sex offender's nine-year prison term too lenient, State argues
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: David O'Sullivan's offending was at "such an extreme end" of this type of case that the ultimate sentence imposed had been "incapable of reflecting the gravity" of the crimes. Edit these two paragraphs into one and remove repetition: Seeking a review of the original sentence imposed on O'Sullivan on the grounds that it was unduly lenient, John Berry SC, for the DPP, told the Court of Appeal today that the sentence imposed on O'Sullivan for rape, which involved the manipulation through digital media of "young, vulnerable victims", had to be met by a jail term that was greater than the one handed down.