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Firstly I would like to say a massive thank you over the past 11 months I have looked at this page daily some days I would check it 3 or 4 times a days knowing I wasn't on my own helped me so much I know sentencing especially positive stories really did help me my husband has now been sentenced for communication and arranging a facilitating he was sentenced to a 3 year community order and 180 hours community services and the horizon program I am aware that this was one of the best outcomes he could get for this offence and how extremely lucky he was he was so lucky to get a judge who looked through everything all his references and he really good probation report was taken into account probation recommendation was a community order also the support I received from the court staff was not what I was expecting they were so kind caring and compassionate I could not bring myself to enter the court room I couldn't bare to see him like that but I was in a bit of a state outside the probation lady came out and spoke to me during and said try not to worry I really don't think he is going to prison but obviously I was still worried and when he was being sentenced because I was standing so close to the door trying to see if they were going to lead him away the lovely court usher said you do need to stand back a bit but please don't worry he isn't going to prison she didn't have to do that for her it was a couple of words to me it meant Everything because i honestly thought he was going to prison and she just took that worry away especially as it went on for another 15 mins she even popped her head back out to say they are bringing him out now she shown me real kindness that day kindness I will never forget and be forever grateful for everyone's story is different and I know some people have been treated really badly and have had to deal with horrible unprofessional judges and I know how lucky we were to get a good judge I will always say plan for the worst and hope for the best I just wanted to put up a positive post as I know those are the ones I would cling to I wish anyone starting this jorney all the luck in the world and that there person is treated as fairly as mine was again thank you to all of you for helping me through this

Those days before sentencing are the worst on the day I felt like I wasn't even in my body I was convinced that it would be a custodial so please don't loose all hope but it's easy for me to say on the other side what I tried to focas on is at least we will know the future and all the uncertainty will stop but even that on the days before didn't really help I am so hoping and praying that you get a good outcome