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Gisèle Pelicot 'deeply shocked' by decision not to jail boys in rape case
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- Tabby Wilson BBCFrench rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot has told the BBC she is "deeply shocked" that three teenage boys have been spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls in Hampshire.
- Two girls, then aged 15 and 14, were raped in separate incidents in Fordingbridge in November 2024 and January 2025, by two 14-year-olds.
- The attorney general is to review the youth rehabilitation order sentences given by the judge, who had said last week he wanted to avoid "criminalising" the "very young" boys.
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Tabby Wilson BBCFrench rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot has told the BBC she is "deeply shocked" that three teenage boys have been spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls in Hampshire.
Two girls, then aged 15 and 14, were raped in separate incidents in Fordingbridge in November 2024 and January 2025, by two 14-year-olds. Another boy, then 13, was also convicted for his involvement in the second attack.
The attorney general is to review the youth rehabilitation order sentences given by the judge, who had said last week he wanted to avoid "criminalising" the "very young" boys.
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