https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70re4n60k1o

The photographs and videos found on six of Campbell's devices were classed as category A, B and C – with A the most serious, denoting images involving sexual activity or sadism.

Mr Gamble said he was "disappointed" with the sentencing guidelines.

He said category A images and videos involved "children being exploited, being hurt and harmed in the most unbelievable way".

"If I were to go into the true detail no one would eat their breakfast today and no one would eat their breakfast for the next year.

"It's abhorrent."

Call for sentence review
In a statement, the Office of the Lady Chief Justice said the sentencing framework was set in law by the Department of Justice.

"This includes the maximum sentencing which a particular crime attracts but also sets out a range of circumstances which a judge must consider before imposing a sentence including which court tier the offence is prosecuted in," the statement said.

"The Director of Public Prosecutions may refer the matter to the Court of Appeal if he considers the sentencing to be too lenient and the offences fall within the category prescribed in legislation taken forward by the Department of Justice".

Mr Gamble said the justice minister should review the law and write to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to encourage them to review Campbell's sentence.

A Public Prosecution Service spokesperson said: "The prosecution team, including counsel, are carefully considering the sentences imposed in this case to determine whether there is a legal basis to refer them to the Court of Appeal."

The judge also imposed a five year Sexual offences Prevention Order (SOPO) and told Campbell that he will have to remain on the police sex offenders register for five years.

Following his sentencing, the Department of Health said: "The department will continue to act in the public interest and to protect members of the public."

by FuzzyCode

12 comments

  2. Lenient sentences like this that’ll make vigilantism cool again.

  4. Category A material is grown men raping children. Possession of that should always carry a lengthy prison term. The law and sentencing guidelines are simply wrong if they do not specify that.

  6. There’s no place in our society for pigs like this.

  8. ‘Mr Gamble’ used to head up CEOP and worked on the madeleine mccann case… His opinion has gravitas when it comes to these sorts of cases. Shockingly lenient sentence!

  9. How the hell am I only seeing this now, 75 hours of community service for paedophilia!?

    Also, rioters going to riot, yes?

  11. Dirty fuckin pedo, there’s one in my street that made the news a few years ago to. We were confident that he’d get a prison sentence but nope, was given the same sort of sentence. It’s no way harsh enough, if you have these images in your possession it should be as serious as if it was you performing the act.

  12. I’m sure there will be some rioting. To, you know, protect the children.

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