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That's one of the risks you take if you sleep around with strangers. Mitigation maybe, but ignorance is no defence.
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Judge calls victim, 13, a 'sexual predator': Outcry as man walks free [W:11]
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The judge actually said that her promiscuity was no defence, but he was prepared to suspend the sentence. That's contradictory. At least the perpetrator's been found guilty. That means his sentence is open to review. It's not double jeopardy, he's been tried and found guilty. There's been an obvious error in sentencing which needs correction. The prosecutor has been removed from any future child abuse cases, and the judge is being looked at too...It looks like that correction will happen sooner rather than later.
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Re: Judge calls victim, 13, a 'sexual predator': Outcry as man walks free
There used to be a law that said the judge's decision was final, but the defendant had the right of appeal. Now the Attorney General also has a right of appeal. I think that is precisely what's going to happen in this case.
The use of the word 'predatory' by the barrister to describe a 13-year-old does seem weird.He also said she was 'sexually experienced', which is an assertion that can be immediately proved or disproved. I suspect he may have been correct in that comment. The fact is that he has been suspended pending a review. This all seems like the right course of action to me. No big drama, but then it is mid-August, so there not much else going on.
There used to be a law that said the judge's decision was final, but the defendant had the right of appeal. Now the Attorney General also has a right of appeal. I think that is precisely what's going to happen in this case.
The use of the word 'predatory' by the barrister to describe a 13-year-old does seem weird.He also said she was 'sexually experienced', which is an assertion that can be immediately proved or disproved. I suspect he may have been correct in that comment. The fact is that he has been suspended pending a review. This all seems like the right course of action to me. No big drama, but then it is mid-August, so there not much else going on.