Leniency Without Justice The recent sentencing of three teenage boys for raping two girls in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, has sparked widespread outrage and criticism from lawmakers, police officials, and advocates for victims' rights.
Critics argue that non custodial sentences send a damaging message about the severity with which our society views rape.
Jess Phillips, former minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, has condemned the sentences as "unduly lenient.