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Going by the Judges endless summing up the death sentence could be a possibility. Reckon he will get 4-6 Years, (serving half in prison) Edit Good guess!

Fair point I just thought this seemed a bit harsh. The judge said his preliminary view was that the case falls into the category of a five-year prison sentence with a range of four to 10 years. Deserves a prison term but his career is over and the stigma will be a life sentence. Interesting...

True. I would be interested to see more detailed analysis, comparable conviction rates/cases etc.

Agreed and on balance I favour our system although I think the sentencing guidelines are draconian and would prefer more judicial discretion with the usual appeals procedure for lax/OTT sentencing to correct any discrepancies.

You might be right HT although ... The age of consent in Germany is 14, as long as a person over the age of 21 does not exploit a 14- to 15-year-old person's lack of capacity for sexual self-determination, in which case a conviction of an individual over the age of 21 requires a complaint from...

I'm not commenting on which country has the best system* but it is interesting how in one modern advanced European country an individual can spend years in prison ending his career and being labelled as a social outcast for life while in another he might not even face charges. *No excuse for...

Probably not even facing any charges or if he was far more difficult to secure a conviction?