British court to review paedophile sentence

A paedophile in the UK who was allowed to walk free after his 13-year-old victim was branded ”predatory” is to have his sentence reviewed by the Court of Appeal.

Neil Wilson, 41, was handed a 12-month jail sentence suspended for two years after he admitted engaging in sexual activity with the child, as well as offences of making indecent images of a child and offences of possession of an extreme pornographic image.

A row broke out shortly after the case was heard when it emerged that prosecuting barrister Robert Colover had labelled the young girl ”predatory” and ”sexually experienced”.

The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC, has decided to refer Wilson’s sentence to the Court of Appeal, where three judges will decide whether or not it is unduly lenient and whether they should increase it.