Judge Rejects Mercy for 71-Year-Old Convicted of Sexual Offending
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Justice Mavis Chionh rejected a defense call for judicial mercy and sentenced a 71-year-old diagnosed paedophile suffering from myelofibrosis for persistent sexual offending against family and students.
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Why It Matters
The 71-year-old man was diagnosed with myelofibrosis in 2021 and faced prior punishment and prosecution twice.
The judge noted that the jail term should not be crushing or amount to a life sentence for the 71-year-old man, who suffers from a rare blood cancer called myelofibrosis. At the same time, she rejected the defence’s call for the exercise of judicial mercy in this case, saying it was not appropriate.
Justice Mavis Chionh said this was a tragic case of persistent sexual offending by a diagnosed paedophile against his own family members and students, who trusted him.
This was despite the man being punished and prosecuted twice, and despite his diagnosis in 2021.
Open Questions
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