Mr IA

Mr IA was convicted in 2019 of indecent assault on a girl under 16 and two counts of taking a child without lawful authority. He received a total sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment.  

The offences for which he was convicted occurred several years previously. 

At the time of the indecent assault, Mr IA was aged 15 or 16 years old. At the time of the abduction offence, he was aged 17 or 18.  

In 2020, the Single Judge refused Mr IA leave to appeal against his sentence. An appeal to the Full Court was abandoned. He applied to the CCRC for a review of his sentence in June 2025.  

A review found a real possibility that the Court of Appeal would consider that the principles upon which Mr IA’s sentencing was conducted were wrong in law because the exercise did not properly take account of his age at the time of the offending rather than his age at the time of trial.  

Therefore, there was a real possibility the Court would find that the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive.  

The CCRC referred the sentence in April 2026.