Sentences Of Teenage Rapists Who Dodged Jail Referred To Court Of Appeal, PM Says

Keir Starmer said the case was "distressing for everyone".

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Keir Starmer has announced that a particularly “distressing” rape case sentencing has been referred to the Court of Appeal.

Three boys were sentenced to youth rehabilitation orders and put on intensive supervision and surveillance after raping two girls in 2024 and 2025.

Footage of the attacks were later shared on social media.

The victims spoke out in a heartbreaking interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg and called on the government to intervene over the leniency of the sentences.

Chief secretary to the prime minister Darren Jones grew emotional watching the exchange at........

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