What Further Sentence Should This Man Get?

[youngmafbog]

I'd like to see him go down for the rest of his life. I dont see how he could ever be considered safe again.

http://news.sky.com/story/dj-chris-denning-admits-21-child-sex-offences-10547548

[dannyk13]

25 years would probably amount to a life sentence.

[youngmafbog]

Yes, providing it was served in the NONSE wing and no 'good behavior'.

[ummmm]

Life

[andy-hughes]

Whatever the law decides is appropriate.

[Mamyalynne]

I will let the Courts decide - despicable man.

[jackthehat]

I'd be content to see him confined behind bars for the remainder of his life.
But whatever term he is given should only start after his present 13 sentence ends.

[youngmafbog]

//Whatever the law decides is appropriate//

Except the law does not decide, a judge interprets the law and applies what he/she deems appropriate for the case.

Get a good Judge all is fine, get one you your like minded liberal Judges and we get a poor sentence.

[Mamyalynne]

If I have read his history correctly he has approx 10 years left of his 13 year sentence to serve, so perhaps we can wait and see what extra he gets at age 85 years before we deem it not enough.

If I have read it wrong I apologise.

[andy-hughes]

YMB - //Get a good Judge all is fine, get one you your like minded liberal Judges and we get a poor sentence. //

I have taken the necessary time to retrieve my temper from orbit at the inference that I would think the same as any judge who would give this creature a lenient sentence.

Now I can confirm that I am in the same position as you - relying on a judge to exercise the law to its fullest extent.

It is what any rational person would want - I thought it so obvious as to not need to be pointed out.

To you, it appears it does need to be pointed out - consider it done.

[bazwillrun]

Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay
"Given the very long indictment he has pleaded guilty to, we take the view that these counts would not make a difference to (his) sentence."

does he mean the current sentence, or any new sentence

[andy-hughes]

I would suggest this refers to his new sentence.

The current sentence could only be addressed by an appeal, and this does not seem likely.

What is likely is that Denning is going to die in prison.

[jambutty]

I don't think he'll ever come out again anyway due to his age.

[Peter Pedant]

i thought he had 'fessed
because it made no difference to the likelihood of his dying in prison

[mikey4444]

Yes, he has confessed. But he is highly unlikely to ever leave prison ::::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37154763

He has spent the last few years in Prison, here and abroad. I recall him being interviewed and have the gall to say that he wasn't at fault in anyway at all.....it was the unfair laws in some countries that prevented him from having sex with young boys !

What a pity that his equally odious friend, Johnathan King isn't in prison with him.

[jno]

Jonathan King's done his time, hasn't he? His victims were underage but not children - nothing like eight-year-olds. I can't see any point in keeping him in prison.

[mikey4444]

Perhaps not jno, but I can still remember his smiley-smirky face on the TV.

[jno]

smirking has never been a criminal offence, and certainly doesn't merit a life sentence.

[mikey4444]

jno....I agree, of course !

[EDDIE51]

youngmafbog . You are incorrect . The Judge is constrained by what sentence the law allows! The Judge has to start with the sentence guide lines and adjust the sentence according to the situation. There is a minimum and a maximum sentence for any offence.
In the case of murder only there is just one possible sentence and that is 'Life'. In a life sentence the judge will also give a 'tariff' this is the minimum time that must be served before the prisoner can start the process of applying for parole.
However for this offence 'life' is not a possible sentence. So no matter what the judge feels about the case or how liberal, hard or soft the judge is he/she can not sentence to life.
The offender has already got another 10 years of his original sentence to serve, under the rules he will now serve that entire sentence with out parole. As he is already 75 he will not be out until he is 85 anyway.
Then there is the rule that in the UK sentences are served concurrently so any new sentence that is given for this offence will be served along side the original sentence. Again the judge has no choice in this as it is a point of law not a matter for the judge. I do not know the maximum sentence for this offence but let us assume it is 20 years. If the judge sentences to 20 years the offender will still be serving the remaining 10 years of his original sentence concurrently with what ever he gets for this offence.
He may still be out in 10 years and there is nothing the Judge can do about it. But realistically this man is going to have no hope of release until around 87 and it is virtually certain you will get your wish to see him die in jail.
I just wish people would get rid of this idea that a Judge decides what sentence to give, it is just not true! If it were you could get a sentence of 2 years to life for the same offence depending on how the judge was feeling on the day!

[hc4361]

When did Denning last offend?