London, July 2, 2026 (AFP) - UK teen rapists get detention after outrage at lenient sentences

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2026-07-02

Two British teenagers convicted of rape must serve time in custody, an appeals judge ruled Thursday, after a public outcry over a judge's decision to spare them detention. Lower court judge Nicholas Rowland in May sentenced the two 15-year-old boys to three-year youth rehabilitation orders, saying he wanted to "avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily". However, the sentences provoked a severe backlash, prompting Attorney General Richard......

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