‘Very dangerous’ serial sex predator jailed indefinitely – The Independent

Posted September 1st, 2009 in news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A ‘very dangerous’ serial sex predator was jailed indefinitely today for groping schoolgirls, joggers and women heading home from work.”

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The Independent, 1st September 2009

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Sex attack deportation man jailed – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2009 in deportation, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A convicted sex attacker who assaulted two women after he should have been deported has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 27th August 2009

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Celebrity lawyer ‘Mr Loophole’ calls for defendants in sex cases to be given anonymity as Emmerdale actor Lewis Linford cleared – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 25th, 2009 in anonymity, news, sexual offences by sally

“Men accused of sexual assault should be granted the same anonymity as their alleged victims, according to a prominent lawyer.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009

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Child, nine, carried out sexual assault – The Independent

Posted August 24th, 2009 in children, criminal responsibility, news, sexual offences by sally

“A sexual assault by a nine-year-old was one of 32 recorded offences involving under 10s last year, a police force revealed today.”

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The Independent, 24th August 2009

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Judge bans paedophile who abused girl, 11, from taking Viagra on NHS – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 24th, 2009 in child abuse, medicines, news, sexual offences by sally

“A judge has banned a convicted paedophile, Roger Martin, from taking Viagra after it emerged he was being prescribed the libido-enhancing drug on the NHS.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2009

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Extradited priest remanded in custody – The Independent

Posted August 10th, 2009 in child abuse, extradition, news, sexual offences by sally

“A former Roman Catholic priest was remanded in custody today after being extradited to Britain from the United States to face allegations of sexual abuse.”

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The Independent, 8th August 2009

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Regina v Cooper (Gary Anthony) – Times Law Reports

Posted August 7th, 2009 in consent, law reports, mental health, sexual offences by sally

Regina v Cooper (Gary Anthony)

House of Lords

“An irrational fear preventing the free exercise of choice by B was sufficient to make criminal A’s sexual touching of B who was unable to refuse through a mental disorder. Inability to communicate any choice made was not limited to physical inability.”

The Times, 7th August 2009

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R v C – WLR Daily

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in consent, law reports, mental health, sexual offences by sally

R v C [2009] UKHL 42; [2009] WLR (D) 272

“The words of s 30(2)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 ‘or for any other reason’ were wide enough to include an irrational fear preventing the free exercise of choice, and inability to communicate the choice made within s 30(2)(b) was not limited to physical inability.”

WLR Daily, 31st July 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Man incited internet child abuse – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2009 in child abuse, incitement, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A British man who used an internet chatroom to incite a paedophile to sexually abuse an eight-year-old girl in the United States has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 31st July 2009

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R (F and another) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily

Posted July 27th, 2009 in criminal records, human rights, law reports, sexual offences by sally

R (F and another) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWCA Civ 792; [2009] WLR (D) 25

“The absence of a right of review at any time of notification requirements imposed under s 82(1) and Sch 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 was a disproportionate interference with an offender’s rights under art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. As a matter of principle, an offender was entitled to have the question whether the notification requirements continued to serve a legitimate purposes determined on a review; and the case for granting a declaration of incompatibility pursuant to s 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998 was even stronger in the case of young offenders than in the case of adult offenders. However, restriction on travel included in notification requirements did not infringe art 4 of Directive 2004/38.”

WLR Daily, 24th July 2009

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Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Sex offender register for life ‘breaches rights’ of rapists and paedophiles – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 24th, 2009 in human rights, news, proportionality, sexual offences by sally

“Placing rapists and paedophiles on the sex offenders register for life with no chance of review breaches their human rights, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2009

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Police pay £3,000 to sex offender – BBC News

Posted July 20th, 2009 in damages, miscarriage of justice, news, sexual offences, wrongful arrest by sally

“A convicted paedophile has won more than £3,000 in damages from North Yorkshire Police for wrongful arrest.”

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BBC News, 20th July 2009

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Abuse at school ‘went undetected’ – BBC News

Posted July 9th, 2009 in child abuse, inquiries, news, school children, sexual offences by sally

“A paedophile housemaster recruited by another child molester abused pupils undetected for years, an inquiry found.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2009

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Jail for woman, 21, who groomed schoolgirl – The Independent

Posted July 8th, 2009 in children, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

“A woman was jailed for 20 months yesterday for what is believed to be the first case of an adult female grooming a schoolgirl for sex.”

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The Independent, 8th July 2009

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Sex attacker’s sentence reviewed – BBC News

Posted June 29th, 2009 in news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“The sentence of a serial sex attacker who preyed on women in south-west London for more than two decades is to be reviewed by the Attorney General.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2009

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Ugg boot fetishist sent to jail – BBC News

Posted June 16th, 2009 in children, incitement, news, sexual offences by sally

“A man with an Ugg boot fetish who used the internet to harass schoolgirls in Leeds has been jailed for four years.”

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BBC News, 15th June 2009

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Serial paedophile jailed for life – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2009 in children, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A serial paedophile who raped at least three young children and forced them to have sex together has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2009

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Jail for nurse who filmed sex attack – The Independent

Posted June 5th, 2009 in abuse of position of trust, news, nurses, sexual offences by sally

“A nurse who bragged about filming himself sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in her hospital bed was jailed today for two years.”

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The Independent, 5th June 2009

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TV slimmer jailed for child abuse – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2009 in children, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“TV slimming personality and radio DJ Barry Bethell has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting a girl.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2009

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Banker jailed for grooming girl – BBC News

Posted May 29th, 2009 in children, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

“A City banker who used his status as a top table tennis player to groom a 15-year-old girl for sex has been jailed for 12 months.”

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BBC News, 29th May 2009

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