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Child rapist Jeffrey Goodwyn sentence is 'unlawful' Child rapist Jeffrey Goodwyn sentence is 'unlawful'
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A "very dangerous" child rapist has been released from prison after a senior judge said it would be "unlawful" to keep him locked up. A "very dangerous" child rapist has been released from prison after a senior judge said it would be unlawful to keep him locked up.
Jeffrey Charles Goodwyn, 48, was jailed again in January 2012 for indecently assaulting a seven-year-old girl eight or more years earlier.Jeffrey Charles Goodwyn, 48, was jailed again in January 2012 for indecently assaulting a seven-year-old girl eight or more years earlier.
Lord chief justice Lord Thomas said an open-ended sentence can only be passed for offences after April 2005.Lord chief justice Lord Thomas said an open-ended sentence can only be passed for offences after April 2005.
Goodwyn, from Cardiff, has been released on licence for five years. Goodwyn, from Cardiff, was previously convicted of raping a nine-year-old.
Goodwyn, of no fixed address, was jailed at Cardiff Crown Court for two assaults on the seven-year-old and was given an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence.
While in prison, he refused to transfer to open conditions and the Parole Board described his conduct as unsatisfactory after he threatened staff and was punished for fighting.
'Danger'
His own lawyers told the Court of Appeal that he had made "no progress whatsoever" in prison.His own lawyers told the Court of Appeal that he had made "no progress whatsoever" in prison.
Goodwyn, of no fixed address, had refused to transfer to open conditions and the Parole Board described his conduct as unsatisfactory after he threatened staff and was punished for fighting. He had also refused to discuss his sexual offending, the court heard.
Lord Thomas said: "Because of his failure to engage with the relevant assistance available to him in prison, he has not begun to address his offending." Lord Thomas said: "Because of his failure to engage with the relevant assistance available to him in prison, he has not begun to address his offending.
Goodwyn, who was previously convicted of raping a nine-year-old, was given an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence. "Unhappily, despite the danger to the public which this applicant clearly represents, we are in no doubt that... the IPP was unlawful."
Lord Thomas added: "Unhappily, despite the danger to the public which this applicant clearly represents, we are in no doubt that... the IPP was unlawful." Lord Thomas imposed a three-year custodial sentence on Goodwyn, which he has already served, followed by five years on licence.
The judge held back his decision for fortnight while Goodwyn's parole arrangements, including hostel accommodation, were put in place.