This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Ensure pedophiles and rapists receive an adequate jail sentence

On multiple occasions pedophiles and convicted child molesters/rapists sentences are a disgrace and less than what someone would get for selling drugs!? How is this any sort of justice for the victim. There should be a minimum term set upon conviction closer to a life sentence.

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The victim/victims of these cases are left to deal with what happened to them for the rest of their lives and the person that committed the crime is free to do it again within a couple of years!
Utterly disgraceful

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