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Now that my husband has received charges through the post and magistrates date, will social services now get back in contact and put conditions down? For context, when he was RUI he was allowed back home with safety plan and social closed the case. Would they wait for sentencing or come back now that charges have been put through?
if so what might the conditions be? The charge sheet says x4 category a, x16 category b and x60 category c, distribution of x1 category b
if so what might the conditions be? The charge sheet says x4 category a, x16 category b and x60 category c, distribution of x1 category b
Im not 100% sure what SS will do, if your safty place is working they may not do much, but thats not a garantee as now he is being charged. My husband has done similar, he has zero restrictions with under 18 but we never stopped having SS involved in our lives so he still cant have unsupervised contact (our choice technically). So just be prepared they might be more heavily involved or they might not
It seems that there is no one way that SS go about things for any of us but as a personal story to add to the mix, right throughout his wait til sentencing our son had to stick to what his bail conditions had said before he went RUI. We knew we could challenge this, even have some easing up of restrictions, but the implication was they couldn't risk that in case it turned out his charges had anything in them suggesting he was a risk to his children. We complied as there are other issues where we didn't want to upset SS but even now after sentencing, with only internet restrictions on his SHPO we have been told that the same restrictions as before are expected with no suggestion it will ever be different. We are sitting tight until he can show that his life is back on track, hopefully with backing from his probabtion and visor officers (who have already been surprised that he hasn't had any restrictions relaxed.) We have decided that this is the best way forward for us, for now, but yes, I do feel envious when I read of other families where things have been easier - and also relieved that our situation hasn't been as awful as some others on here have endured.
As for sentencing, it goes on the most serious offence as a starting point, which in your case would be complicated because of Cat A images but also a distribution charge too although not Cat A for that. I've noticed that recently I haven't seen any custodial sentences on this forum whereas when I started reading in 2023 there were quite a few. Our son got 2 years suspended for far more images than your person plus an extra non child/images charge for something non sexual which the police tried to imply had a sexual motive but the barrister challenged that and the wording was changed in the charge. I think you can take heart from the lack of custodials recently but of course you never know until the day. It will probably go from mags to crown court because of the cat A's (although not definitely) but have you thought of writing a letter for mitigation?
All the best for this next waiting phase, look after yourself x
As for sentencing, it goes on the most serious offence as a starting point, which in your case would be complicated because of Cat A images but also a distribution charge too although not Cat A for that. I've noticed that recently I haven't seen any custodial sentences on this forum whereas when I started reading in 2023 there were quite a few. Our son got 2 years suspended for far more images than your person plus an extra non child/images charge for something non sexual which the police tried to imply had a sexual motive but the barrister challenged that and the wording was changed in the charge. I think you can take heart from the lack of custodials recently but of course you never know until the day. It will probably go from mags to crown court because of the cat A's (although not definitely) but have you thought of writing a letter for mitigation?
All the best for this next waiting phase, look after yourself x
Thank you so much for your replies. Now the charges have come through, are these set in stone or would the solicitor challenge them or get to look at evidence etc? My husband still has no idea where these have come from and has continued to plead his innocence. When he got the charges through the post his mental health has deteriorated severely, he's suffered all his life with debilitating mental health. Would that be something I write for mitigation? I don't really understand or know the things I would write or if it would make a difference? We've waited nearly two years for the charges to come and it's reeked havoc on his mental health. Now the charges are there it's become more real, not hearing anything for almost two years I saw a glimmer of hope that this would all go away.
Chat gpt should be able to write a good letter for you
You can write a character reference, it may help.
Has he done the inform plus course? Its a great course for them to go on and for yourself too the inform course is great for understanding everything.
Ours stayed in Magistrate court for distribution (c&b) and pocession (all catagories). 2 years suspended, 5 yesr SHPO and 10 years on the register
Has he done the inform plus course? Its a great course for them to go on and for yourself too the inform course is great for understanding everything.
Ours stayed in Magistrate court for distribution (c&b) and pocession (all catagories). 2 years suspended, 5 yesr SHPO and 10 years on the register
