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Child rapist won't have to participate in treatment programme to avail of suspended sentence
Summary
In November 2020 the Court of Appeal ruled that a 39‑year‑old English businessman who raped and sexually assaulted two young sisters would not be required to attend the "Better Lives" sex‑offender treatment programme to obtain a suspended portion of his sentence. The man, who denied the offences, had been convicted in 2019 on three counts of rape and eight counts of sexual assault against 10‑ and 12‑year‑old girls. He received a 14‑year jail term with two years suspended, conditional on programme participation. The Court found that the condition could not be imposed before the suspended period became effective, and therefore removed the programme requirement. The suspended two years will be released only if he remains peaceful for two years, stays under Probation Service supervision for the same period, complies with any programme attendance, and has no contact with the victims in perpetuity.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Child rapist won't have to participate in treatment programme to avail of suspended sentence. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- April 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 3, 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 10, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-11-16 Publication
Why: An English businessman who raped and abused two young sisters will not have to participate in a sex offenders treatment programme in order to have the last two years of his 14-year-jail sentence suspended, the Court of Appeal has ruled. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; An English businessman who raped and abused two young sisters will not have to participate in a sex offenders treatment programme in order to have the last two years of his 14-year-jail sentence suspended, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The man, was sentenced to 14 years in prison by Mr Justice Michael White with two years suspended on condition that he participated in the "Better Lives" treatment programme for sex offenders on release.
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