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Crown to appeal against ‘unduly lenient’ sentence of rapist spared jail

Scotland’s Lord Advocate has decided that the Crown should appeal against the sentence of a man who was spared jail for raping a 13-year-old girl, on the grounds it was “unduly lenient”. Sean Hogg, 21, was sentenced earlier this month at the High ...

28 Apr 2023 at 14:10

Scotland

Yousaf: First Minister shouldn’t intervene in sentencing decisions

Humza Yousaf has said the First Minister should not intervene in sentencing decisions in response to calls for a review of guidelines after a man who raped a 13-year-girl was spared jail. Speaking to reporters at a visit in Aberdeen on Tuesday, ...

04 Apr 2023 at 19:32

Scotland

Victim raped at age 13 speaks out after her attacker was spared jail

The teenage victim of a rapist who was spared jail has said she “couldn’t breathe” when she heard his sentence. She was 13 when Sean Hogg, then 17, raped her in Dalkeith Country Park in Midlothian. Hogg, now 21, was sentenced earlier this ...

16 Apr 2023 at 11:46

Scotland

Tories call for review of sentencing guidelines after rapist is spared jail

The Scottish Tories have called for a review of sentencing guidelines after a man who raped a 13-year-old was spared jail. Sean Hogg, 21, was handed a community payback order after being convicted, forcing him to complete 270 hours of ...

04 Apr 2023 at 14:09

Scotland

Crown Office admits ‘mistakes made’ in trial of rapist spared jail

The conviction of a rapist spared jail due to his age will be reviewed after prosecutors admitted “mistakes were made” during his trial. Sean Hogg, 22, was convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl on various occasions in 2018, when he ...

27 Sept 2023 at 17:59

Scotland

Rapists should be sent to jail, Yousaf insists amid outcry over man’s sentence

First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he agrees that 100% of rapists should be sent to prison, but judges must be allowed the independence to hand down sentences. He was challenged during First Minister’s Questions about Scottish ...

20 Apr 2023 at 13:19

Man has conviction for raping 13-year-old girl quashed

A man who was sentenced to unpaid work after being convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl has had his conviction quashed. Sean Hogg, 22, smirked as he left court after being told he would not be subject to a retrial following ...

11 Oct 2023 at 13:38

Accuser ‘devastated’ as man’s conviction for raping her aged 13 quashed

A man who was sentenced to unpaid work after being convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl has had his conviction quashed, leaving his accuser “devastated”. Sean Hogg, 22, smirked as he left court after being told he would ...

11 Oct 2023 at 17:27

Scotland

Constance in talks with judiciary over sentencing guidelines for young offenders

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has met with a senior member of Scotland’s judiciary over guidelines on the sentencing of young people. First Minister Humza Yousaf said Ms Constance had met “very recently” with Lady ...

01 Jun 2023 at 20:37

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