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The Attorney General v Alan Geoffrey Falle

The Royal Court sentenced a teacher for 12 counts of abuse of trust by sexual act against a 17-year-old pupil, imposing 3 years and 4 months’ imprisonment.

  • Sentencing
  • Sexual offences
  • Abuse of trust
  • Teacher-pupil relationship
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Concurrent sentences
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Criminal law [2026] JRC 024

AG v Balassini (Royal Court : Hearing

AG v Balassini (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : Bailhache, W) [2026] JRC 024 (23 January 2026)

The Royal Court of Jersey sentenced Dr Balassini for 9 voyeurism offences, imposing probation, notification requirements, and restrictive orders focused on treatment and public protection.

  • Voyeurism
  • Sexual offences
  • Probation
  • Restrictive orders
  • Notification requirements
  • Sexual-offences
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 243

Ferreira v AG (Royal Court : Appeal

Ferreira v AG (Royal Court : Appeal (Criminal) : MacRae) [2025] JRC 243 (2 October 2025)

Criminal appeal partly allowed: one sexual-touching conviction was quashed for insufficient evidence, the remaining convictions stood, and sentence was reduced.

  • Sexual offences
  • Youth offenders
  • Sentencing
  • Public interest
  • Abuse of process
  • Sexual-offences
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 166

AG v O (Royal Court : Sentencing

AG v O (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 166 (23 June 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey sentenced O to 8 years concurrent imprisonment for sexual offences against a young child, and imposed sex offender notification and restraining orders.

  • Sexual offences
  • Child protection
  • Sentencing
  • Abuse of trust
  • Sexual-offences
  • Child-protection
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 143

AG v Perez (Royal Court : Sentencing

AG v Perez (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 143 (27 May 2025)

The Royal Court sentenced Aaron Perez for sexual touching without consent and rape of a 14-year-old victim, imposing 4 years’ imprisonment and ancillary orders.

  • Sexual offences
  • Rape
  • Sexual touching without consent
  • Sentencing of young offenders
  • Sexual-offences
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 081

AG v Roberts (Royal Court : Sentencing

AG v Roberts (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal)) [2025] JRC 081 (24 March 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey set sentencing principles for adult rape and related sexual offences, rejecting rigid reliance on English guidelines and imposing 15 years' imprisonment.

  • Sentencing
  • Sexual offences
  • Rape
  • Assault
  • Voyeurism
  • Judicial guidelines
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 007

AG v Lis

AG v Lis [2025] JRC 007 (08 January 2025)

A Jersey pre-trial ruling excluded evidence about 175 non-indecent images of children in swimwear, finding their probative value slight and their admission unfair.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Bad character evidence
  • Sexual offences
  • Indecent images of children
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Bad-character-evidence
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 189

AG v Burnett

AG v Burnett [2024] JRC 189 (17 September 2024)

The court admitted limited evidence of prior arrests and cautions to correct a false impression created by the defendant about unfamiliarity with police custody.

  • Bad character evidence
  • False impression
  • Jury directions
  • Sexual offences
  • Bad-character-evidence
  • False-impression
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 184

AG v R

AG v R [2024] JRC 184 (12 September 2024)

The Royal Court held there was no case to answer on sexual-offence counts involving massages of two children, finding no evidence the touching was sexual.

  • Sexual offences
  • Burden of proof
  • No case to answer
  • Criminal-law
  • Sexual-offences
  • No-case-to-answer
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Criminal law [2024] JCA 160

Nunes v AG

Nunes v AG [2024] JCA 160 (24 July 2024)

The Court of Appeal reduced a rape sentence, holding that Jersey courts must not apply English sentencing guidelines mechanically and that the original term was excessive.

  • Sentencing
  • Rape
  • Sexual offences
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Appeals
  • Criminal-sentencing
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