Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA 15-year-old girl was threatened with a knife and raped by three boys in Hampshire in January 2025, an attack which was filmed and shared online. The three boys involved avoided custodial sentences, with the judge saying he wished to “avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily”, sparking a national outcry. The girl, who was 14 at the time, is now suffering flashbacks and struggling to study for her GCSE exams, feeling “punished for something that wasn’t my fault”.Following multiple complaints, the Attorney General, Lord Hermer, referred the sentences to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Her parents expressed deep disappointment in the justice system, saying they feel completely let down and that the judge handled the sentencing “completely wrong”.In fullFordingbridge rape victim says she is too terrified to leave her homeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Rape victim feels she is being ‘punished for something that wasn’t my fault’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA 15-year-old girl was threatened with a knife and raped by three boys in Hampshire in January 2025, an attack which was filmed and shared online. The three boys involved avoided custodial sentences, with the judge saying he wished to “avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily”, sparking a national outcry. The girl, who was 14 at the time, is now suffering flashbacks and struggling to study for her GCSE exams, feeling “punished for something that wasn’t my fault”.Following multiple complaints, the Attorney General, Lord Hermer, referred the sentences to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Her parents expressed deep disappointment in the justice system, saying they feel completely let down and that the judge handled the sentencing “completely wrong”.In fullFordingbridge rape victim says she is too terrified to leave her homeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
