London rape case: appeal court increases sentences for three men
The Court of Appeal has substantially lengthened prison terms for three London men who raped a missing 14-year-old girl, after the Attorney General intervened.
Three men from south-east London convicted of raping a vulnerable 14-year-old girl have had their prison sentences lengthened by the Court of Appeal. The ruling followed an intervention by Attorney General Ellie Reeves, who referred the initial penalties as unduly lenient.
Daryl German, Jordan Doneley Wint, and Deon Smith, all from Lewisham, were originally jailed at Woolwich Crown Court in April. On Thursday, appeal judges added three years to German's term, taking it to 18 years imprisonment with an extended licence, while Wint's sentence was raised to eight-and-a-half years and Smith's to nine years.
The court heard that German took the missing teenager to his flat and facilitated her transfer to other addresses where she was assaulted over a 48-hour period. Welcoming the increased terms, Reeves described the abuse as abhorrent and emphasised that vulnerable children must be protected.
Source: BBC London
