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Child sex offender Laken Rose wins appeal to reduce sentence

The Court of Appeal ruled a Cambridge woman's jail sentence for child sex crimes was manifestly excessive and cut six years from her term.

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The Court of Appeal has reduced Laken Rose's prison sentence, finding her original term was manifestly excessive. The court accepted she had been in a relationship of coercive control. Rose committed the offending against children with ex-partner Andrew Williams.

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Prolific child sex offender wins court appeal to reduce jail sentence

The Court of Appeal ruled Laken Rose’s lengthy jail sentence was manifestly excessive and accepted she had been in a relationship of coercive control.

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