Mr CN

Mr CN was convicted in July 2006 of making indecent photographs or pseudo photographs of children. Mr CN received a sentence of imprisonment for public protection with a minimum period of two years and six months.

The CCRC received an application for review of Mr CN’s sentence in February 2008.

The CCRC considered that following the judgment in the case of R v Terrell (2007), the Court of Appeal had found that, by itself, the indirect harm associated with the viewing of indecent images of children could not satisfy the conditions for imposing a sentence of imprisonment for public protection.

The CCRC concluded that in light of this, there was a real possibility the Court of Appeal would find that Mr CN ought not to have been sentenced to imprisonment for public protection and would not uphold this part of the sentence.

The CCRC referred the sentence in February 2009.

The Court of Appeal quashed the sentence of imprisonment for public protection in December 2009 and imposed a sexual offences prevention order.