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CRIMEJul 2 · 18:13 UTCCOURTHOUSE NEWSAgence France-Presse

UK teen rapists get detention after outrage at lenient sentences

Two UK teenagers convicted of rape received four-year youth detention sentences after public backlash against initially lenient noncustodial orders. The appeals court ruled the original sentences unduly lenient, prompting a change to custodial terms, which the victims' families and a French rape survivor welcomed as a step toward justice.

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