MAN HAS HIS SENTENCE CUT AFTER COMMITTING SEX OFFENCES AS A TEEN
In May 2022, Hodgkinson, aged 68, received a six-year prison sentence at Sheffield Crown Court after admitting to multiple counts of indecent assault.
He was found to have assaulted two young girls during the 1970s, when he was between 16 and 21 years old.
The Court of Appeal judges noted that some length of immediate custodial sentence was appropriate, particularly because several of the offences occurred when he was considered a young adult rather than a child.
However, they also determined that the original prison term was excessive, as it significantly exceeded the maximum sentence available at the time the crimes took place.
As a result, his sentence was reduced to four years, with an additional two years on extended licence.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on first and surname
50.9%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
21.4%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
80.4%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
nces occurred when he was considered a young adult rather than a child. However, they also determined that the original prison term was excessive, as it significantly exceeded the maximum sentence available at the time the crimes took pl...
