Advice regarding sentencing and contact - scotland
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Hi,
The police came to my property in December with a warrant as they had reason to believe that IIOC had been accessed at the address. All of our devices were seized and taken to a valid outside the house and within a few hours my husband was arrested and charged with possession of IIOC.
We have two young sons together (6 & 4) and my husband was bailed to his parents house as I did not want him back in the house and he has been living there since then.
The social worker came to my house the next day and told me the evidence the police had collected so far, being: several images (10+) and videos, categories A-C, both boys and girls aged 3-13. Obviously my whole world imploded. The social worker advised that my husband could have supervised access to the children, however, I have not allowed this as on speaking with her again shortly after, she advised without saying no contact as this is an ongoing investigation.
Since then I have not allowed my husband to have direct contact with the children, I have allowed a few facetimes and phone calls. My husband rarely asks if my children are ok and has not asked for contact directly. Relationships with my in laws have completely broken down as they are refusing to discuss the offences properly and are instead minimising the severity and instead blaming this on my husband's secretive and prolonged drug use (something I also had no idea about and feel so foolish for).
I am in Scotland and obviously the law offered, so just wondering if someone would know the answers to the following:
How long will the investigation typically take and when would I be able to get my old mobile phones back - they have photos of my children as babies and of my dog that passed away.
Will the police inform me of everything they have found, I e number of images and the duration of the offending? My husband is currently telling me that he doesn't know how long this went on for and that is making me worry.
What are his likely sentencing outcomes in Scotland?
What are his chances of supervised contact if he were to pursue this with a solicitor before sentencing? I am not able to have his parents supervise as I don't trust they understand the risks to my children and I cannot supervise as I find it too mentally draining to even think about it.
If anyone could advise, I'd be so grateful.
The police came to my property in December with a warrant as they had reason to believe that IIOC had been accessed at the address. All of our devices were seized and taken to a valid outside the house and within a few hours my husband was arrested and charged with possession of IIOC.
We have two young sons together (6 & 4) and my husband was bailed to his parents house as I did not want him back in the house and he has been living there since then.
The social worker came to my house the next day and told me the evidence the police had collected so far, being: several images (10+) and videos, categories A-C, both boys and girls aged 3-13. Obviously my whole world imploded. The social worker advised that my husband could have supervised access to the children, however, I have not allowed this as on speaking with her again shortly after, she advised without saying no contact as this is an ongoing investigation.
Since then I have not allowed my husband to have direct contact with the children, I have allowed a few facetimes and phone calls. My husband rarely asks if my children are ok and has not asked for contact directly. Relationships with my in laws have completely broken down as they are refusing to discuss the offences properly and are instead minimising the severity and instead blaming this on my husband's secretive and prolonged drug use (something I also had no idea about and feel so foolish for).
I am in Scotland and obviously the law offered, so just wondering if someone would know the answers to the following:
How long will the investigation typically take and when would I be able to get my old mobile phones back - they have photos of my children as babies and of my dog that passed away.
Will the police inform me of everything they have found, I e number of images and the duration of the offending? My husband is currently telling me that he doesn't know how long this went on for and that is making me worry.
What are his likely sentencing outcomes in Scotland?
What are his chances of supervised contact if he were to pursue this with a solicitor before sentencing? I am not able to have his parents supervise as I don't trust they understand the risks to my children and I cannot supervise as I find it too mentally draining to even think about it.
If anyone could advise, I'd be so grateful.
An investigation usually takes around 18 months. Some last longer, perhaps 2 years and some are shorter, maybe a year.
The likely outcome for a small number of images in Scotland is a Community Payback order. The evidence might show how long it has been going on for, because the images are usually dated. The police do not normally share evidence with the partner though, unless the person agrees to full disclosure.
On the supervised access issue, it depends on a number of things. What do the children want, do SS and the police agree to it,bail conditions and so on.
If one parent wants access and the other refuses, it might have to go to the family court, who would weigh up all the different factors.
The likely outcome for a small number of images in Scotland is a Community Payback order. The evidence might show how long it has been going on for, because the images are usually dated. The police do not normally share evidence with the partner though, unless the person agrees to full disclosure.
On the supervised access issue, it depends on a number of things. What do the children want, do SS and the police agree to it,bail conditions and so on.
If one parent wants access and the other refuses, it might have to go to the family court, who would weigh up all the different factors.