England: Teenager jailed for breaching anonymity of sexual offence victims
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A teenager has been sent to jail after she named two girls on Facebook who had been sexually abused by her brother.
Sophie Turner, 19, posted the victims’ names on the Liverpool Echo’s page after her brother, Jamie Turner, 26 and his friend, Myles Bell, 23 were found guilty of child sexual offences and were handed 12-year jail terms.
Ms Turner was unhappy with the outcome of the case and accused the girls of fabricating the stories for compensation.
She was given an 18-week sentence at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court last month after being found guilty of two offences of breaching victims of sexual offences’ anonymity.
Pascale Jones from the Crown Prosecution Service said: “Sophie Turner displayed callous disregard for the right to anonymity which protects victims of sexual offences.
“That right allows them to report offences to the police without fearing for their reputation or for the invasion of their privacy.
“After she was charged she used her Facebook account again to make further derogatory comments about the victims.
“She said her account had been misused by someone else but was found guilty at trial.”
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