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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REFERENCE (NO.52 OF 2009) sub nom R v ARTHUR GEOFFREY TIFFANY (2009)

PUBLISHED October 2, 2009
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[2009] EWCA Crim 2125

A total sentence of 11 years' imprisonment imposed on an offender for rape, sexual assault and causing a child to watch a sexual act was unduly lenient, and was replaced with a sentence of 16 years' imprisonment. The offender, a foster carer, had abused a vulnerable child in his care repeatedly over a two-year period.

CA (Crim Div) (Kay LJ, Sweeney J, Slade J)

02/10/2009

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