Former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips called for a review of sentencing guidelines after teenage boys received lenient sentences for rape and sexual assault, saying victims are being asked to "suck it up" for perpetrators' rehabilitation. Phillips warned that sentencing guidelines fail to account for a growing trend of child-on-child sexual abuse and suggested crime may be driven by online pornography and the creation of harmful content.
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Former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips called for a review of sentencing guidelines after teenage boys received lenient sentences for rape and sexual assault, saying victims are being asked to "suck it up" for perpetrators' rehabilitation. Phillips warned that sentencing guidelines fail to account for a growing trend of child-on-child sexual abuse and suggested crime may be driven by online pornography and the creation of harmful content.