7 years ago
Judge disciplined for offering to pay teenage girl's fine
A judge has been disciplined for offering to pay a fine for a teenager who stabbed her abuser in the stomach. The 15-year-old girl had admitted attacking the man, who sexually assaulted her as a child. After giving her a two-year youth rehabilitation order, the judge offered to pay a fine, known as a victim surcharge, on her behalf. But following complaints, Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC was disciplined for not demonstrating impartiality.
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