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I know it probably varies massively from case to case but just looking for general guides....
We are almost at the stage of plea hearing, my son wants to plead guilty for 'it to be over and done with' solicitor feels we can challenge this as no intent, etc but has prepared us that he could still be found guilty due to evidence on devices.
I like to hear off you ladies that plead not guilty, what was your outcomes??
We are almost at the stage of plea hearing, my son wants to plead guilty for 'it to be over and done with' solicitor feels we can challenge this as no intent, etc but has prepared us that he could still be found guilty due to evidence on devices.
I like to hear off you ladies that plead not guilty, what was your outcomes??
Hello, I have literally just been through this myself with my person. We had similar, that there were images found on the device, but there was no intent. All images were saved in his cache, there wasn't any files on his phone. We were tempted to please guilty too at times to make it all go quicker and we felt pressured into it. However, my person swore blind that they had never seen the images, so pleading guilty wasn't an option and we waited an additional year to get a trial date.
At trial, the judge basically said that there was no evidence of intent on the phones, that the 'making of' an image can happen the minute a website is opened, all pictures on it save onto cache. This happens in the background without the user knowing about it and even without them having to click on the image!! Crazy!!
The prosecution have been known to use searches of p...., especially anything to do with teens as evidence that the person could have been looking for this type of thing. However, the judge said that cannot be used as evidence as 18 and 19 is legal age, it would have to be searches that are completely matched to this offence for it to count as evidence.
My husband was acquitted of all charges, he now has no restrictions, we have no social services involvement and we are starting to rebuild our lives. I know that each judge is different, as is each case and the evidence behind it, but I just wanted to let you know that sometimes there can be a good outcome.
I wish you the best of luck, stay strong x
At trial, the judge basically said that there was no evidence of intent on the phones, that the 'making of' an image can happen the minute a website is opened, all pictures on it save onto cache. This happens in the background without the user knowing about it and even without them having to click on the image!! Crazy!!
The prosecution have been known to use searches of p...., especially anything to do with teens as evidence that the person could have been looking for this type of thing. However, the judge said that cannot be used as evidence as 18 and 19 is legal age, it would have to be searches that are completely matched to this offence for it to count as evidence.
My husband was acquitted of all charges, he now has no restrictions, we have no social services involvement and we are starting to rebuild our lives. I know that each judge is different, as is each case and the evidence behind it, but I just wanted to let you know that sometimes there can be a good outcome.
I wish you the best of luck, stay strong x
If your solicitor feels it can be challenge I would highly recommend you take this opportunity. I know exactly how you feel as my oh did have this oportunity as well but we did not take it as we thought at the time it is risky. we were bribed in someways to plead guilty. He was told if he plead guilty it would stay in magistrates there would likely be no press and there would be 1/3 discount and this would be hard for a year or two but be over with sooner. if he pled not guilty although it was a 50/50 chance we would win and be sent to crown court and at the mercy of jurors. Life is a living hell now I have a police officer who tells me he can come to my house whenever he likes. Who walks around with his dirty shoes. My oh is labeled something he is not it's difficult to get jobs and he lost an extremely well paid job. He has agency work which is temperamental but he has been given so many appointments to attend by the court he must attend in week days he really doesn't have much time to work even if he had a job. I would fight it if you can. This has happened to so many people they can surely see straight through this.