Some child sex offenders may still get early release due to legal loophole

Some child sex offenders may still get early release due to legal loophole

Ministers promised child sex offenders would stay in prison longer. But an older law used in cases like Rotherham and Rochdale was missed off the ban list. The BBC found offenders convicted under it could be released early, some after serving just a third of their sentence.

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