Rape sentences for teen boys unduly lenient, says Jess Phillips
Summary
Three teenage boys were given youth rehabilitation orders instead of prison for raping two girls in separate attacks in Hampshire, England. Labour MP Jess Phillips criticized the sentences as too light and said the incidents were filmed and shared on social media.Key Facts
- The victims were two girls raped in separate incidents in 2024 and 2025 in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
- Three boys, aged 14 and 15, were convicted of the rapes.
- The assaults were filmed on phones, and the boys shared the videos online.
- The boys received youth rehabilitation orders (YRO), with two also under intensive supervision and surveillance (ISS).
- The judge highlighted the boys’ young ages and chose not to send them to prison despite calling the crimes serious.
- MP Jess Phillips said the light sentences send a bad message and linked social media to increased violence and misogyny in young people.
- Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones said the sentences offer little comfort to the victims.
- Phillips called for better understanding and regulation of the effects of violent pornography on young people.
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