Tougher penalties for children who use mobiles and social media to humiliate victims
The use of technology as a means of embarrassing or humiliating victims as an aggravating factor will incur tougher penalties under new draft proposal guidelines published today (12 May).
Children and teenagers aged ten to 17 who film or photograph sex crimes before posting them on social media could soon receive more severe punishments following proposals put forward by the Sentencing Council, which advises courts on penalties.
The proposals suggest that judges should treat the use of technology to embarrass or humiliate victims as an aggravating factor when considering their sentencing.
In reaction to the proposals the sentencing watchdog said that it was Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
