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David McDowell QC with Lauren Cheshire (instructed by the PPS) for the Prosecution
[1]������ We have anonymised the respondent�s name to protect the identity of the complainant and so this will appear as the cypher above.� The complainant is entitled to automatic lifetime anonymity in respect of these matters by virtue of section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992.
[2]������ This is a reference brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions (�DPP�) under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (as amended by section 41 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) 2002) in which the DPP asserts that the sentence imposed was unduly lenient.
[4] ������ At the hearing of this reference on 29 April 2022 we announced our decision that the sentence was unduly lenient and should be increased to a sentence of 18 months on each count and that there should be activation of the suspended sentence, all sentences to run concurrently resulting in nine months to be served in custody and nine months on licence.� We now provide our reasons for this decision.
[5]������ The context of this case is that both the victim and the respondent are Romanian nationals.� The victim was at the time of the offences a young girl aged between 14 and 15 years of age.� The respondent was aged 31 and 33 at the relevant times when the offences occurred.� As a result of the respondent�s conduct the victim twice became pregnant and gave birth to two children.�
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