Teenager who filmed 12-year-old performing oral sex appeals severity of his sentence

Counsel for the teenager pointed out that his client believed the girl to be 14 as she had allegedly lied to him about her age.

At the three-judge Court of Appeal, Michael Bowman SC for the appellant said that the trial judge failed to sufficiently take into account his client's young age at the time of the offence.

A teenager who filmed a 12-year-old girl performing oral sex on him while his friends took photographs has appealed the severity of his sentence.

The appellant, who was 16 at the time of the offence, later threatened to send the photos to a sport club his victim was involved with if she refused to perform oral sex on one of his friends.