Sex with a child under 12 is one of the
offences targeted by the former state government's "baseline sentencing"
laws, which have been ruled "incapable of being given any practical
operation".
Men who rape children under 12 are less likely to be jailed in Victoria, and are being jailed for less time than those convicted of raping adults. The shocking statistics have emerged as Victoria's Sentencing Advisory Council launches an investigation into what the state's courts are taking into account when judging the seriousness of sexual offences against children.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/men-who-rape-children-less-likely-to-be-jailed-than-those-who-rape-adults-20160108-gm1uf6.html
Men who rape children under 12 are less likely to be jailed in Victoria, and are being jailed for less time than those convicted of raping adults. The shocking statistics have emerged as Victoria's Sentencing Advisory Council launches an investigation into what the state's courts are taking into account when judging the seriousness of sexual offences against children.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/men-who-rape-children-less-likely-to-be-jailed-than-those-who-rape-adults-20160108-gm1uf6.html