Petition Automatic custodial sentence if convicted of possessing Cat A child sex images.

A local man convicted of possessing, creating and distributing 171 child sex images, 33 of which were category A.
He received a community order despite sentencing guidelines for category A images being custodial.
Released back into the same area, 0.3 miles from local schools.

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Sentencing council guidelines for category A images being:-
Possession
Starting point of 1 year custody
Category range 23 weeks to 3 years custody
Distribution
Starting point of 3 years custody
Category range 2 to 5 years custody
Production
Starting point of 6 years custody
Category range 4 to 9 years custody

Hundreds of sex offenders are being given lenient punishments by British judges despite committing “abhorrent” crimes against children.

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678 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 678 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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