Delinquents putting footage online face stricter punishment

Tuesday 07th March 2017 09:49 EST
 

Young offenders who film their crimes on mobile phones to post on social media to humiliate their victims will get tougher punishments.

According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, judges have been told for the first time that “additional distress” caused by posting footage of crimes online must be considered an “aggravating factor”.

The proposals by the Sentencing Council come after a series of high-profile cases in which delinquents have filmed sexual offences and other crimes.


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