Teenage boys who raped and sexually assaulted girls walk free from court with £26 fines

Teens 'given £26 fine after raping and sexually assaulting girls as young as 14'

Three UK teens convicted of raping girls as young as 14 received £26 court fines under Youth Court rules; the attorney general has referred the sentences to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient. Victim advocates warn the pattern is actively suppressing crime reporting rates and signals a structural deterrence failure in the UK youth justice system.