SEXUAL OFFENCES SENTENCING GUIDELINES

The Sentencing Council has published the definitive guideline on sexual offences on 12 December 2013 with the guideline will come into effect on 1 April 2014.

The guidelines covers 54 sexual offences ranging from rape to indecent images of children, exposure and voyeurism.

The guidelines outlines for consideration harm and culpability factors to be determined by the courts when sentencing these cases.

Mortons Solicitors specialise in representation for these types of offences across North West England. You may need specialist and expert advice now! Morton’s solicitors can advise you and provide expert representation.

Protecting Reputations

With not only reputations but also a persons liberty may be at stake! You should not face an investigation or prosecution for an offence of this type without legal representation.

We have the expertise to defend all sexual offences and will instruct specialist barristers to defend you and your reputation.  We have had considerable successes in defending both historic and recent abuse allegations, indecent images cases where images run from a handful to half a million images.  

Our achievements also extend to mitigating on clients behalf and have persuaded the court to impose community orders/suspended sentences rather than custodial prison sentences.