I'm sure everyone was appalled as I was to hear about the case of a 5 year old boy who was raped by a teenager in Manchester last year. What was particularly appalling about it was in addition to the crime it has emerged that this particular criminal committed a similar offence eight days previously for which he was released by Judge Adrian Smith with a just a community order, against professional advice from prosecutors and police.From what I read it seems clear that this particular judge does seem to have a track record of dishing out lenient sentences however there is speculation that one of the factors that the judge took into consideration in releasing this offender the first time was that his "Christian" parents had forgiven him and the Father in particular presented a case directly to the judge outlining his religious faith.
What I would really love to know is if the religion of the parents was actually a mitigating factor in the release and whether the Judge is also a Christian. The implications of these things if true are clearly far reaching and deserve further more detailed investigation by the Attorney general.
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They're like the Masons!
That is so shocking.
Agreed, it will be interesting to see what the AG says in her enquiry.
I completely understand the judge and the family forgiving the rape act, but the fact that it was homosexual?? That forgiveness is a surprise from both the christian family, and the (allegedly) christian judge.
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