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Judges to rule on Stuart Hall sex attacks sentence Judges to rule on Stuart Hall sex attacks sentence
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The Court of Appeal will rule later on whether the 15-month jail term for child abuser and former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall should be increased.The Court of Appeal will rule later on whether the 15-month jail term for child abuser and former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall should be increased.
Hall, 83, admitted 14 counts of indecent assault on girls aged between nine and 17 between 1967 and 1985.Hall, 83, admitted 14 counts of indecent assault on girls aged between nine and 17 between 1967 and 1985.
But the Attorney General Dominic Grieve referred his case after some groups claimed it was "unduly lenient". But the Attorney General Dominic Grieve referred his sentence after some groups claimed it was "unduly lenient".
Prior to his guilty pleas, Hall described the claims against him as "cruel, pernicious and spurious". It is believed Mr Grieve's department received about 165 complaints about the length of the term.
It is believed that Mr Grieve's department received about 165 complaints about the length of Hall's prison term. The NSPCC said Hall, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, had shown a "total disregard" for his victims' feelings during the case.
One of the groups, the NSPCC, said Hall, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, had shown a "total disregard" for his victims' feelings during the case Prior to his guilty pleas, Hall had described the claims against him as "cruel, pernicious and spurious".
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood said the tariff showed his crimes were not taken "seriously enough".The National Association for People Abused in Childhood said the tariff showed his crimes were not taken "seriously enough".
'Serious crime''Serious crime'
The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it was believed Mr Grieve will argue the sentence did not adequately reflect the length of time over which the offending took place - 18 years - or that some of the offences involved a breach of trust.The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it was believed Mr Grieve will argue the sentence did not adequately reflect the length of time over which the offending took place - 18 years - or that some of the offences involved a breach of trust.
Hall was a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century, and was appointed OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours. Hall was a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century - most recently as a football reporter for BBC Radio 5 live - and was appointed an OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours.
Preston Crown Court heard the former It's a Knockout host was an "opportunistic predator" who had used his fame to befriend girls.Preston Crown Court heard the former It's a Knockout host was an "opportunistic predator" who had used his fame to befriend girls.
Sentencing him in June, the Recorder of Preston, Judge Anthony Russell QC told Hall: "The repeated sexual abuse of young children, too young to consent and in no position to resist your advances, even if the individual acts are relatively mild, is a serious crime and it must be made clear to anyone tempted to take advantage of young children and other vulnerable victims that they face condemnation and punishment."Sentencing him in June, the Recorder of Preston, Judge Anthony Russell QC told Hall: "The repeated sexual abuse of young children, too young to consent and in no position to resist your advances, even if the individual acts are relatively mild, is a serious crime and it must be made clear to anyone tempted to take advantage of young children and other vulnerable victims that they face condemnation and punishment."