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Judge Gives Non-Custodial Sentences to Three Teens in Fordingbridge Assaults

6/6/2026

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Judge Rowland sentenced three teenage boys for the Fordingbridge sexual assaults, imposing non-custodial sentences.
He said the victims’ consent was withdrawn and could not excuse the rapes.
Rowland found no knife evidence, citing CCTV and trial testimony, and noted that such evidence would have altered the sentence.
He considered that defendants J and N had served about 18 and 16 months in local-authority accommodation or curfew, influencing the custodial decision.

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Story summary

Judge Rowland sentenced three teenage boys for the Fordingbridge sexual assaults, imposing non-custodial sentences.
He said the victims’ consent was withdrawn and could not excuse the rapes.
Rowland found no knife evidence, citing CCTV and trial testimony, and noted that such evidence would have altered the sentence.
He considered that defendants J and N had served about 18 and 16 months in local-authority accommodation or curfew, influencing the custodial decision.