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Criminal-law [2023] JRC 002

AG v D.R.

AG v D.R. [2023] JRC 002 (05 January 2023)

The Royal Court of Jersey sentenced a stepfather to 13 years for sexual abuse of his two stepdaughters, with restraining, notification, and restrictive orders.

  • Sexual-offences
  • Child-abuse
  • Sentencing
  • Breach-of-trust
  • Psychological-harm
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Tort-law [2018] JRC 226

The X Children v The Minister for Health and Social Services

The X Children v The Minister for Health and Social Services [2018] JRC 226 (05 December 2018)

The Royal Court of Jersey approved a consent order for periodical damages payments and a capital sum to meet two severely abused sisters’ lifelong care needs.

  • Negligence
  • Damages-assessment
  • Periodical-payments
  • Child-abuse
  • Jurisdiction
  • Child-protection
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Criminal-law [2017] JRC 169

AG -v- T

AG -v- T [2017] JRC 169 (17 October 2017)

Sentencing judgment for six counts of indecent assault on a child, with the Royal Court imposing 8 years' imprisonment and ancillary orders.

  • Sexual-offences
  • Indecent-assault
  • Sentencing-guidelines
  • Child-abuse
  • Digital-penetration
  • Psychological-harm
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Criminal-law [2016] JRC 158

AG -v- K

AG -v- K [2016] JRC 158 (09 September 2016)

Sentencing for two counts of indecent assault on a child. The Royal Court held Jersey could look to English rape guidelines and imposed 10 years concurrent.

  • Sentencing
  • Sexual-offences
  • Child-abuse
  • Indecent-assault
  • Comparative-sentencing
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Family-law [2015] 2 JLR 126

X Children v. H.&S.S. Min.

X Children v. H.&S.S. Min. [2015] 2 JLR 126 (08 December 2015)

The court ordered anonymized expert reports disclosed to the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry, balancing implied confidentiality against the public interest in investigating child abuse and neglect.

  • Children
  • Confidentiality
  • Disclosure
  • Child-abuse
  • Neglect
  • Family-law
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Family-law [2012] 2 JLR 446

E v H.&S.S. Min.

E v H.&S.S. Min. [2012] 2 JLR 446 (30 November 2012)

The appeal was dismissed. The court upheld a Royal Court finding that children had been sexually abused by their father, based on properly directed fact-finding evidence.

  • Fact-finding-hearings
  • Assessment-of-evidence
  • Child-abuse
  • Family-law
  • Appeals
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Family-law [2010] JRC 070A

In the matter of K

In the matter of K [2010] JRC 070A (01 April 2010)

The court granted a full care order for K after finding sexual abuse by her father, significant harm, and that the mother could not protect her from future harm.

  • Care-orders
  • Child-abuse
  • Parental-responsibility
  • Welfare-test
  • Child-protection
  • Significant-harm
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Criminal-law [2008] JRC 005

AG v V

AG v V [2008] JRC 005 (11 January 2008)

The defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of causing harm to children and received concurrent 12-month prison sentences after prolonged abuse was described.

  • Child-abuse
  • Sentencing
  • Harm-to-children
  • Child-protection
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal-law [2003] JRC 027

AG v Noel

AG v Noel [2003] JRC 027 (07 February 2003)

At sentencing for indecent assaults on a child, the court imposed three years’ imprisonment, noting the defendant’s guilty plea and cooperation but emphasizing breach of trust and lasting harm.

  • Indecent-assault
  • Sexual-offences
  • Child-abuse
  • Sentencing
  • Child-sexual-offences
  • Breach-of-trust
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Criminal-law [2001] JRC 3

AG v Brewster

AG v Brewster [2001] JRC 3 (05 January 2001)

The Royal Court refused adjournments sought to obtain an expert report and to have sentencing heard by a differently constituted court, then sentenced the defendant to 30 months’ imprisonment.

  • Sentencing
  • Child-abuse
  • Mitigation
  • Adjournment-applications
  • Criminal-law
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