Rejected petition Change to sentences for online child grooming

There is a need for changing the law / punishments to a MINIMUM prison sentence to ANYONE convicted of sexual grooming of a child online .
The change called for is no more community punishments for convicted online child groomers . The minimum sentence to start at 2 years in prison

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/209991

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Date submitted 20 July 2018
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