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Colaroo

Member since
October 2020

64 posts

Posted Mon March 1, 2021 2:39pmReport post

Just wondering if people were willing to tell me there outcomes after court? And what they were investigating for. I understand all cases are different and it can be down to the Judy working that day. But when I google it there is no real out come and it really makes me wonder what people get as u never read online about the cases that do get drop or cps not taking it on.

Vickie

Member since
November 2020

428 posts

Posted Mon March 1, 2021 3:21pmReport post

My partner was arrested for publishing of a obsense article,, he got 15 month sentence he did 3 months on remained and 4 left to serve and 12 months probation,, awaiting clarity on any order case solicitor and court transcript saying there are not there,, and a fine to pay of 156 pound But defo down to the judge on the day.

Confusedandbaffled

Member since
March 2021

1 post

Posted Mon March 1, 2021 8:53pmReport post

My ex got 32 months for arranging to meet (was a police sting), grooming and receiving indecent image - was reduced as he put in a guilty plea.

nicenana

Member since
March 2019

243 posts

Posted Mon March 1, 2021 10:26pmReport post

Hi

I hope your holding up.

my son communicated with a girl of between fourteen and fifteen years old. Her parent knew about it. Our son had spoken to them on video call many times and invited him over for the weekend. Thankfully my son declined. He never asked to meet the girl and never did meet her. He had pictures on his phone of her but it was proven he had not asked her or coerced her into sending them. He was not charged with grooming but he was charged with a communication offence and of having indecent photos of her on his phone. He was sentenced to just over four years in prison. It was a first offence so quite harsh in my opinion but there was and is nothing I can do about it. People lose all control over their rights and lives the day they go to prison. Prison is a joke. It's supposed to rehabilitate people but it does not and here is why.

my son was meant to be sent on a course in prison to address what he's done. Time went by and by with no course. Fast forward to three months ago and our son I then has not long left in prison. It's at thus point he got told he was number 147 on the waiting list in prison for courses!!!!!! So, now when he is released very soon, there will not be enough time for him to get the course out here because you ca n only get the course on the outside if you have enough time left on licence to finish the course!!! Due to a blunder about whe our son would be released (five months late, we are taking legal action) he now won't have e nough time to do the course! Prisison is nothing but a joke.x

Annie1969

Member since
November 2020

224 posts

Posted Tue March 2, 2021 8:14amReport post

Hi my husband received a 3yr community order and 5yr on the SOR for being in possession of IIOC

Xx

majestictopaz15

Member since
December 2019

371 posts

Posted Tue March 2, 2021 9:00amReport post

Two year suspended sentence, ten year on SOR and SHPO, 200 hours community service- for possession and distribution of iioc and animal images

I would add I was convinced he was going to prison, I don't know what made the judge decide otherwise. We had character references and he had done the inform course.

Edited Tue March 2, 2021 9:00am

Vickie

Member since
November 2020

428 posts

Posted Tue March 2, 2021 3:50pmReport post

Confused and baffled it's that all he got 32 months hun x hope u don't mind me asking x

Colaroo

Member since
October 2020

64 posts

Posted Tue March 2, 2021 5:20pmReport post

Thank u for sharing ur info with me. I'm shock how different they all are and don't really understand how photos get less then Communication. It's a very scary world we live in and makes me worry so much what my husband outcome will be.

nicenana

Member since
March 2019

243 posts

Posted Tue March 2, 2021 7:12pmReport post

Hi Colaroo



I know exactly what you mean about not understanding all the different charges and why communication is treated more harshly than videos and vica versa. Way back when our son was charged I made the classic mistake of reading what people were getting for video and images and thinking my son would get similar. Not true. Majority of men who view images and videos don't go to prison here. They get suspended sentences etc unless it's thousand and thoudpsands. The day my son was sentenced it was such a shock at the amount of prison time he got I fainted in the court. I had expected my son to get suspended sentence or small prison time but what actually happened was the opposite. He got a king prison sentence. The whole thing is a minefield and really does just depend on the judge on the day x

Kirsty90

Member since
February 2021

20 posts

Posted Sat March 6, 2021 10:17pmReport post

Hi,

My husband had 5 year SOR, 5 year SHPO, 3 years with probation, 100 hours community service and an £80 fine. No suspended sentence or anything like that.

He was convicted of hundreds of images in each category,1 distribution and beastiality.

I don't obviously know how true it is but when I spoke to his solicitor,he said to me (prior to sentencing) that if it's just images then it's not custodial but if it's physical then it definitely would be. Obviously with a physical offence then there is that 'higher risk'.

I'm shocked with how different each place/county decide to deliver there sentencing.

Xx

KLK

Member since
October 2018

99 posts

Posted Sun March 7, 2021 7:59amReport post

My Husband was charged with publishing an obscene article. He had a vile online chat with an undercover police officer about child abuse.

He said he viewed pictures that was sent to him but the police never found these. He received an 18 week suspended sentence for 12 months. £180 fine. 6 weeks or so after court the police took him back there and slapped him with an 8 year SHPO.

Vickie, i can't believe the difference in your sentence compared to mine. It's shocking. According to LFF and the solicitor, this charge is really rare and I haven't heard of anyone else charged with the same. I'm assuming it was the same sort of chat?

Blue82

Member since
January 2020

95 posts

Posted Thu March 11, 2021 12:21pmReport post

My husband got charged with: possession and making 9 cat A images, 7 cat B images and 7 cat C images. 106 prohibited images and a conversation with an under cover police man where he encouraged porn to be watched when children were in the same room. He pleaded guilty and got 18 months. Will serve 9 inside and 9 on licence.

Vickie

Member since
November 2020

428 posts

Posted Thu March 11, 2021 2:03pmReport post

Klk

Yes was a vile chat hun,, but the judge said she could only way to punishment that fitted it was prison and 12 month probation and a fine,, mental health and well-being course its really shocked me cause it feels hard to understand what's going on hun,, hope that makes sense,.

That's one thing I have seen on here that sentence are never the same it's so hard when everything is different x

Was no picture xx

Edited Thu March 11, 2021 2:04pm