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Attorney General to appeal unduly lenient sentences given to baby rapists

Friday 3 February 2006 at 12:05 am | In News | Post Comment

The Attorney General is to ask the Court of Appeal to increase the sentence given to the Webster (40) and French (19) who raped a 12-week-old baby and took photographs of their abuse of her.

Webster was jailed for life after he pleaded guilty to rape, indecent assault, permitting indecent images to be taken of a child and making indecent images.  French received a five year jail sentence and was given an extended licence period of five years after she admitted the same charges. 

The Attorney will ask the Court of Appeal to find the tariffs (12 years in the case of Webster) unduly lenient and to increase them.