SNP - Soft On Crime, Soft On The Causes Of Crime
An alleged teenage rapist has avoided justice because of government guidelines designed to offer low-level offenders an alternative to prosecutionhttps://t.co/bTD4V86UXd
— Sunday Mail (@Sunday_Mail) June 25, 2023
The Sunday Mail reports that an alleged teenage rapist has avoided justice because of SNP government guidelines which offer 'low-level offenders' an alternative to prosecution.
But quite how the crime of rape falls into the category of 'low-level' is beyond me as well as the young woman complainer who said:
“I feel totally let down. Due to these guidelines, he’ll never see a day in court.
“What happened to me is something I think about every single day. It changed me but he is allowed to get on with his life."
The young woman's mother explained:
“The police came to the house and read a letter from the prosecutor.“It said despite there being ‘sufficient evidence for him to serve a custodial sentence’ he was being offered this diversion.
“The police officers told us they had never heard of this being used in a rape case. One officer said police would find it difficult in future to deal with young rape victims knowing this was an option for their attackers."
Read the full story in the link below to the Sunday Mail: