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The case of a paedophile who sexually assaulted children is to be reviewed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). | |
Michael Porter, 38, of Okehampton Close, north London, got a three-year community rehabilitation order for abusing young boys. | |
The Attorney General has said Porter's sentence, imposed at Bristol Crown Court last month, was "unduly lenient". | |
Porter used his position in the Jehovah's Witnesses to abuse victims in Clevedon over a 14-year period. | |
One was an 18-month-old baby. | |
A relieved public will greatly welcome this common sense decision to review this wicked abuser's sentence Dan Norris, Labour MP | |
Porter pleaded guilty to 25 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on young boys. | Porter pleaded guilty to 25 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on young boys. |
The Court of Appeal will now review the case to decide whether to increase Porter's sentence. | The Court of Appeal will now review the case to decide whether to increase Porter's sentence. |
A statement from the Attorney General's office said: "After a careful review, the Attorney General Baroness Scotland has decided to refer the sentence. | A statement from the Attorney General's office said: "After a careful review, the Attorney General Baroness Scotland has decided to refer the sentence. |
"She considers the sentence to be unduly lenient. | "She considers the sentence to be unduly lenient. |
"It will now be for the Court of Appeal to decide at a future hearing whether or not to increase the sentence." | "It will now be for the Court of Appeal to decide at a future hearing whether or not to increase the sentence." |
Judge Tom Crowther opted not to jail the self-confessed paedophile after hearing he had undergone therapy. | |
Dan Norris, Labour MP for Wansdyke, Somerset, and a former child protection officer, welcomed the Attorney General's decision. | |
"A relieved public will greatly welcome this common sense decision to review this wicked abuser's sentence," he said. |
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