� 11th February 2002.
I give you credit for pleading
guilty. You have saved the girl form giving evidence. That is always very
difficult in
this kind of case. You also admitted the offence to Police when
interviewed.
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It is more than 5 � years since
the offence. I also give Credit for the fact you have no previous
convictions.
You can tell everyone that if
someone has sex with a girl under 13 years of age they will go to prison. If
it is an older
man, then it will be a long time.
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You were 18 and 19 years. You
were old enough to knew it was wronthe time. She was at schoolchool and left
school because
of this. How would you feel if it was your daughter and this
happened to her. And as a result she lost her education.
If this offence happened a year
or two ago then the sentence be several years in prisonrison, even for a
young man.
But since the time of this
offence there has been a big chin your lives. You are both both now more
mature. You each have
a wife and a child.
I will sentence you each to two
rs prison. That will be suspended for two years.
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Make sure you each look after
your wife and children.
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Suspended sentence explained.
Dated 11th February
2002.
R.J. Coventry.
Judge
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