AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2011
QLD:Child sex sentence inadequate: Bligh
CAIRNS, April 15 AAP - Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says a seven-year prison sentence
imposed on a serial sex offender convicted of abusing six girls does not meet community
standards.
The 33-year-old-man, who cannot legally be named, was sentenced in Cairns District
Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to 16 charges, including rape, against six girls
all under the age of 10.
He is a registered child-sex offender and has been in and out of jail since he was 19.
Queensland Attorney-General Paul Lucas on Thursday confirmed he was considering appealing
for a tougher sentence following an outcry from child protection advocates.
Ms Bligh on Friday backed Mr Lucas' position.
"What this man did was totally and utterly repugnant, our children are precious and
I want our courts to understand that they need to send that message with their sentencing,"
she told reporters in Cairns.
"I don't think this sentence meets community standards."
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KEYWORD: SERIAL BLIGH
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