Sentence Given

[Emma]

Thank you all of you today he was sentenced to 9 years.
Dont know how to feel there was a massive outcry from his family and outside the court they were verbally abusive to me but I guess I was expecting it.

[diana_holbourn]

It's nice to know that at least he'll be put away for several years now and so people on the outside will be safe from him for at least some while. I'm glad you were strong enough to take it all the way to court. I wonder if he'll go on a treatment programme now and whether it'll work.

It's nice to know you could stand up to the verbal abuse from the family without getting too upset about it.

Hopefully, your future will get better and better and be a lot brighter.

[val lavender]

Hi

if you really feel that the sentence is too lenient you can apply to have it exmined, and possibly increased.

You must apply within 28 days to the LSLO, PM me and I'll explain the process.
The contacts nane is Tim Strevens inthe offices of the Attourney General.

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Regards

[Emma]

[font=Arial Narrow] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/helpsmilie.gif[/img] It has been a while since I have been here. The nine years my ex was sentenced to was by adding all the sentences together I would just like to make that point clear. In fact his maximum sentence was just three years. On appeal this was reduced to 18 months he was granted a release on licence after serving just ten months on a curfew order and tagging and to comply with probation service rehabilitation programme and work monday-friday at his previous employers. His grounds for appeal were that his mental health at the time of the offence was not investigated and should have been taken into account as he was suffering from mental anguish. (Is this really an excuse for rape?????) Further to this he wanted to maintain a relationship with his two sons who currently live with me and I have fought this contact but lost twice.
I am absolutely desperate I dont know what to do I keep seeing him standing at the corner of the road where I live and he smiles and waves at me not nicely but to upset me. The week before last he was in the car park to the rear of the house I was getting my two youngest children form the car and he grabbed my arm I still have the bruises. Naturally I reported this to the police only to be told that as there were no witnesses to the attack nothing could be done his curfew was not breached and his tagging device does not seem to be effective only showing that he is not within the vicinity of the main receiver in his property not indicating where he is exactly.
I went away last week on a holiday for a cheap break and was called on Wednesday night by the local police to advise me of a break in someone had entered the property and taken nothing of value only some photographs of me and on checking some of my underwear. obviously the police suspected him and it is unlikely to have been anyone else or they would have taken items of values. However no evidence to charge him or anything. My alarm was also broken the police gave me a link alarm. Who would do this except him????. I am not sure if he was aware that I was on holiday maybe I had a lucky escape. I cant live like this, I am just so scared all the time I feel like a sitting duck one day hes going to hurt me again I know its just a matter of time and I believe the police think this too.I am receiving regular typed letters through the post which upset me dreadfully and I know he is doing this but again no evidence. I am not admitting to my friends how serious thew situation is I feel like I am lying to them I need thier support but the boundaries of friendship were pushed so far when they were supporting me through the trial and the aftereffects of being raped and I dont want them to have to go through anymore but I need them and I am scared on my own. I just cant get through this on my own and if I cant be honest with them how can they help me I am in such a mess please help.

[diana_holbourn]

There&#39;s something horribly wrong with the justice system when these things happen&#33;

You may be able to get help from a Women&#39;s Aid organisation. There&#39;s a list of helplines here: http://www.womensaid.org.uk/landing_page.a...001000100080002

One of them&#39;s specifically for women who&#39;ve suffered sexual violence. Others are to do with domestic violence. They might be able to give you some advice, or even give you details of refuges where you can go and stay if you feel unsafe in your home and decide that&#39;s the best option, although I appreciate that wouldn&#39;t be ideal, because it&#39;s not fair that you should have to leave.

They might not be directly relevant to what you want, but if not, they might be able to give you the help they can and then refer you on to other people they know of.

I wonder if it would be possible for the police to fingerprint the letters he&#39;s sent you so they can prove they came from him?

It might be worth letting your friends know what&#39;s going on. After all, if you got hurt, they&#39;d probably feel bad that they couldn&#39;t have helped you more.