AG v H 09-Sep-2019 [2019] JRC 173 (09 September 2019)
A single opportunistic offence with serious aggravating features warrants 5 years' imprisonment; restraining order not imposed due to lack of evidentiary necessity and low risk of reoffending.
- Citation
- [2019] JRC 173
- Parties
- Prosecutor: Crown; Defendant: Defendant
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 09 September 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- convicted and sentenced
- Legal Topics
- Indecent Assault, Sexual Offences, Sentencing, Restraining Orders
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Parties
Crown
Prosecutor
Defendant
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 appropriate sentence for indecent assault involving digital penetration of a minor
- 2 necessity and legality of restraining order
Ratio Decidendi
A single opportunistic offence with serious aggravating features warrants 5 years' imprisonment; restraining order not imposed due to lack of evidentiary necessity and low risk of reoffending.
Court Disposition
convicted and sentenced
Orders
- 5 years' imprisonment for indecent assault
- 5 years before applying for removal from Sex Offenders Register
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